Scotland Manchester Birmingham county Bristol county Ashe Coronavirus pandemic Bill LIFT Scotland Manchester Birmingham county Bristol county Ashe

Tenants protest against plans to lift a ban on evictions during coronavirus pandemic

Reading now: 813
www.mirror.co.uk

Tenants took to the streets yesterday in protest against plans to lift a ban on evictions during the pandemic. The demos came despite a last-minute decision by ministers hours earlier to extend it by another four weeks.

Court cases had been due to restart tomorrow after being put on hold for five months. But campaigners want the Government to follow Scotland’s example and extend the eviction ban until next March.

They warn 230,000 people could be made homeless after falling into arrears during the crisis. Renters’ union Acorn organised protests in 17 towns and cities including Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol.

Andy Ashe, Coventry branch secretary, said: “Westminster has yet again made a half-hearted last-minute announcement which has not

Read more on mirror.co.uk
The website celebsbar.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA