{"id":21333,"date":"2025-02-26T17:33:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T17:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/?p=21333"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:11:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T19:11:49","slug":"new-homeless-camp-emerges-following-the-removal-of-tents-from-st-peters-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/new-homeless-camp-emerges-following-the-removal-of-tents-from-st-peters-square\/","title":{"rendered":"New homeless camp emerges following the removal of tents from St. Peter\u2019s Square by council bailiffs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2025\/02\/image.png\" alt=\"A row of tents lining the road leading out of St. Peter\u2019s Square. 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There are no people in the image.\" class=\"wp-image-21334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2025\/02\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2025\/02\/image-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2025\/02\/image-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A new row of tents set up n ext to the Midland Hotel by homeless people evicted from St. Peter&#8217;s Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A new encampment has been formed following the eviction of dozens of homeless individuals from St. Peter&#8217;s Square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original camp was cleared by bailiffs in the early hours of this morning (26 February) after the council went to court for an eviction order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tents were taken away and disposed of, while homeless people living in them had to take away their belongings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s been quite the morning: Manchester council evicted dozens of refugees living in tents in St Peter&#39;s Square &#8211; and threw some tents into a bin lorry. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gretamsimpson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gretamsimpson<\/a> was there to see it unfold<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7EFDGgB1Qu\">https:\/\/t.co\/7EFDGgB1Qu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ethan Davies (@EthanDaviesMEN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EthanDaviesMEN\/status\/1894701668941308090?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The council had gone to court for a possession order to clear the camp. Tents were taken away and fed into a refuse wagon and possessions taken away in plastic bags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of those in the tent were refugees, including people fleeing violence in Sudan and Eritrea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for The Greater Manchester Law Centre said: &#8220;GMLC commends the work undertaken by community organisations in Manchester to support people who have been given no option but to sleep rough, but this should always be in addition to statutory services.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;GMLC will continue to support homeless people in Greater Manchester and will pursue cases on behalf of those without.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokeswoman for Mustard Tree charity told NQ: &#8220;We\u2019ve been working with people since the tents first appeared outside the town hall, to provide information, support and signposting to other organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019ve found this to be a more conducive and dignified approach than trying to do it on the streets. Our hub is warm, welcoming, we provide food and has facilities for people to search for housing and jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Support for the vulnerable&#8217;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A council spokesperson told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/news\/greater-manchester-news\/homeless-people-evicted-st-peters-31084839\">Manchester Evening News<\/a> in a statement: \u201cThe court order instructing people in the St. Peter\u2019s Square camp to leave the area was carried out successfully this morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis brings to an end the encampment which has been in place there for several months, with fluctuating numbers, occupied by people who are refugees who have been granted the right to remain in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have conducted homelessness assessments for people camping there and offered temporary accommodation to everyone who we owed a statutory duty \u2013 anyone classed as vulnerable and in priority need. 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