St Peter's Square red tent camp of homeless people WILL be removed following court ruling
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe St Peter’s Square homeless camp tents must be removed after the council won a crucial court ruling. Manchester council has secured a ‘possession order’ against scores of people living in tents next to the town hall, effectively evicting them.
The ‘red tent camp’ sprang up last spring, initially as a protest, but soon morphed into a long-term spot homeless people stayed in.
Now the camp’s days appear to be numbered, as a legal challenge from the Greater Manchester Law Centre to stop the council’s bid to take possession of the land failed on Tuesday (February 11).
The Law Centre formally represented one asylum seeker, who saw the council’s claim against him withdrawn. The case included dozens more unrepresented refugees, with roughly 40 appearing in civil court.
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