Anti-capitalist squatters have been ordered by the High Court to leave the former Royal Mint complex opposite the Tower of London after a judge said there was "a real risk" it could become the venue for an illegal New Year's Eve rave.
The judge acted swiftly after hearing a 20-50 strong group had taken over one of the Grade II-listed buildings in the City of London property in protest over Britain's homelessness problem and were refusing to leave.
Mr Justice Henry Carr ruled on Thursday there was a real risk that an attempt to hold a rave could involve possibly hundreds more trespassers and trigger a civil disturbance resulting in danger to life and health.
A group of anti-capitalist squatters pose for a group photo after being ordered by the High Court to leave the old Royal Mint building in Tower Hill, London
The judge said he was not prepared to allow that to happen and granted two leaseholder companies - RMC LH Co. Ltd and RM Site Management Ltd - orders for immediate possession and refused the squatters an adjournment of the case to another day.
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