{"id":1262,"date":"2017-04-25T15:08:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2017\/04\/25\/loose-space-squatters-resist-eviction-former-cornerhouse-building-rooftop-protest\/"},"modified":"2017-04-25T15:08:42","modified_gmt":"2017-04-25T14:08:42","slug":"loose-space-squatters-resist-eviction-former-cornerhouse-building-rooftop-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/loose-space-squatters-resist-eviction-former-cornerhouse-building-rooftop-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Loose Space squatters resist eviction of former Cornerhouse building with rooftop protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police closed off Oxford Road for more than an hour today after an attempt to evict squatters from the former Cornerhouse building.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of people watched as squatters from the Loose Space homeless art collective staged a roftop protest at the attempted eviction by Network Rail&nbsp;from the&nbsp;site they have been occupying for the past few weeks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheNorthernQuota%2Fvideos%2F310703862682913%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400\" style=\"border: currentColor; border-image: none; overflow: hidden;\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Whitworth Street and the entrance to Oxford Road station were sealed off as British&nbsp;Transport Police and representatives from Network Rail attempted to talk the squatters into coming down from the roof and evcuating the building.<\/p>\n<p>At one stage a fire engine wuth a hydraulic lift was called in for what appeared to be an attempt to bring the protestors down from the roof.<\/p>\n<p>One of the members of Loose Space &nbsp;&#8211; at one stage prowling the roof with a large stick &#8211; could be seen remonstrating with police and bailiffs attempting to talk him down.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheNorthernQuota%2Fvideos%2F310663962686903%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Another could be seen tying a noose around his neck in&nbsp;what appeared to be a mock hanging.<\/p>\n<p>While there was a visibly&nbsp;heavy police presence, it was the<strong> British Transport Police<\/strong> &nbsp;(BTP),&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;the GMP, who were running the operation to remove the squatters from the occupied Cornerhouse building.<\/p>\n<p>BPT told the NQ that while the GMP were there, they were present only to &quot;support the BPT,&quot; although if the situation escalates the GMP&nbsp;may need to step in to assist.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/albumizr.com\/a\/dhs\" width=\"450\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Network Rail<\/strong>, who own the building, released the following statement following this afternoon&#39;s incident:&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Network Rail&nbsp;has been continuing to talk to the group occupying the Cornerhouse cinema who had agreed to leave the property on 25 April.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;When we arrived on site, two members of the group climbed on to the roof.&nbsp;At this moment in time discussions are ongoing to seek a safe resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;As a responsible landlord our main concern is the&nbsp;safety of the&nbsp;group, the public and the wider area which includes a major railway station.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheNorthernQuota%2Fvideos%2F310667516019881%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=400\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"400\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The BPT confirmed that, as far as they are currently concerned, the &quot;incident is now over,&quot; although the Loose Space squatters remain in control of the building, with dozens of protestors remaining in the building.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the operation&nbsp;Oxford Road and Whitworth Street, along with&nbsp;Oxford Road train station, were closed down, with&nbsp;the BPT claiming that &quot;precaution was necessary for safety.&quot;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police closed off Oxford Road for more than an hour today after an attempt to evict squatters from the former Cornerhouse building. 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