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Manchester homeless camp broken up and dozens evicted

Manchester City Council have evicted dozens of people from an encampment outside the town hall this morning. At around 6.45am on Wednesday morning (February 26), council operatives moved to evict those living in the group of tents known as the 'red tent camp' stationed outside the town hall in St Peter's Square. It comes after the council was granted a possession order by a judge, giving them permission to move those occupying the land on. People were handed plastic bags for their belongings as bailiffs 'knocked on' tents and instructed those living in the camp to leave. The ‘red tent camp’ sprang up last spring, initially as a protest, but soon morphed into a long-term spot homeless people stayed in. Although they were moved on by authorities for Remembrance Sunday and New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations, the camp has become a fixture on St Peter’s Square. Earlier this month, the Greater Manchester Law Centre fronted a legal challenge in a bid to stop the council’s bid to take possession of the land. However, the challenge failed, giving the council the power to effectively evict those living in the encampment. Continue reading at Manchester Evening News: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.... LIKE | COMMENT | SUBSCRIBE | SHARE #news #manchester #homeless