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Anti-war protesters camping out with peace protester Brian Haw in Parliament Square have been told they must leave. Peace protesters camping in Parliament Square have been evicted and their tents taken down.
The Greater London Authority said the protesters - who are living in tents on the green outside Parliament - are in breach of by-laws and must leave. The Greater London Authority has erected a security fence around the square saying it did not want the green space to become an "illegal camp site".
The GLA said the request excludes Mr Haw, whose protest against the Iraq war will be respected. Up to 28 protesters have been living in the square for the past year with veteran anti-war campaigner Brian Haw.
Earlier the mayor of London's office said the protesters were turning the green space into an "eyesore". The GLA said Mr Haw's protest against the Iraq war would be respected and would be allowed to continue.
A growing number of unlawful campers have been joining Mr Haw's vigil near Parliament, which began in 2001.A growing number of unlawful campers have been joining Mr Haw's vigil near Parliament, which began in 2001.
Officials say the illegal campers risk creating a public health hazard by using the site as an "open-air toilet".Officials say the illegal campers risk creating a public health hazard by using the site as an "open-air toilet".
But Mr Haw was outraged by the suggestion, saying they were as clean as anyone else protesting.But Mr Haw was outraged by the suggestion, saying they were as clean as anyone else protesting.
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A spokesman for the mayor said: "The mayor of London respects Brian Haw's peaceful protest but others have clearly overstepped the mark.A spokesman for the mayor said: "The mayor of London respects Brian Haw's peaceful protest but others have clearly overstepped the mark.
"If other people wish to camp in London, there are a number of locations with the appropriate facilities such as toilets and showers."If other people wish to camp in London, there are a number of locations with the appropriate facilities such as toilets and showers.
"Parliament Square is not a campsite and no city can tolerate a situation where people are setting up tents and urinating and defecating on one of its central squares.""Parliament Square is not a campsite and no city can tolerate a situation where people are setting up tents and urinating and defecating on one of its central squares."
Solicitors representing Mr Haw recently gained a High Court victory when judges ruled that government plans to restrict his protest were unlawful.Solicitors representing Mr Haw recently gained a High Court victory when judges ruled that government plans to restrict his protest were unlawful.
Mr Haw, from Redditch, Worcestershire, said: "What's this idea that I can sleep here but nobody else can?Mr Haw, from Redditch, Worcestershire, said: "What's this idea that I can sleep here but nobody else can?
"These people have been with me 24/7. How dare they call them a public health hazard? They're the cleanest people here.""These people have been with me 24/7. How dare they call them a public health hazard? They're the cleanest people here."