City wins bid to evict protesters from St Paul’s

The British High Court yesterday backed the City of London Corporation’s bid to evict anti-capitalist protesters from outside St Paul’s Cathedral.

Granting orders for possession and injunctions against Occupy London, Mr Justice Lindblom said that the proposed action was “entirely lawful and justified”, as well as necessary and proportionate.

He refused permission to appeal, although the protesters have seven working days to renew their applications directly to the Court of Appeal — and the City agreed not to enforce the orders until 4pm on January 27, pending such a move which is to be launched today.