The patch of grassland at the heart of the capital, where the average property price is around £12million, has been frequented by tents for more than a decade.
Council workers have started to clear away tents at a traveller site in plush central London , which sits opposite the £1,000-a-night Park Lane Hilton hotel.
But as they are moved on today, pictures show huge mattresses and enormous shelters constructed out of tarpaulin being carried out by mask-wearing council officers. Pictures show huge mattresses and enormous shelters constructed out of tarpaulin being carried out by mask-wearing council officersResidents leave the site with their possessions packed in bulging bags and suitcases
A sea of ragged tents are dragged off, while the few remaining shelters look battered by last week's storms. They said: 'Good news that this is finally happening. Thank you to everyone who signed our petition and helped put pressure on Labour-run Westminster City Council to act.Onlooker Paul Brown said that the council were cleaning up the space, which he claims held as many as 20 tents and 40 people
Park Lane is one of London's most exclusive streets with millionaires living in pent houses overlooking the homeless camp. Pictured: Earlier this year It comes as the winter weather bears down on Britain, following a week where the first named storm of the season battered the country with severe gales and rain.
The camp is just a stone's throw away from Hyde Park, Marble Arch, Speaker's Corner and Oxford Street. Pictured: Earlier this year He went on: How are they allowed to just live here? It's disgraceful. They have been here for months, and the council does nothing.'It's outrageous that they have been allowed to pitch here in the first place – but the weeks go by and yet they are still here.'
Authorities including TfL and Westminster Council have now carried out moves to evict the homeless camp from the site. Pictured: Earlier this yearRead More Homeless migrant camp leave behind piles of rubbish including duvets and plastic bottles as they move tented village to London's exclusive Mayfair 'Park Lane is a busy part of the road network that is not a safe place for people to sleep rough and our focus is on the safety and welfare of everyone involved.
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