Protestors have occupied a town hall and police station as part of a demonstration against local gentrification.
Police were forced to remove protestors from Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton, at just after 3pm on Saturday afternoon before using CS spray to repel a ‘small group’ of activists who had entered the police station.
No arrests have been made in connection with the incidents.
A crowd of several thousand demonstrators began a rally earlier in the afternoon in a bid to ‘reclaim Brixton’ from wealthier residents, the lack of affordable homes and closure of historic businesses.
'Respect existence or expect resistance' banner drop off Lambeth town hall #reclaimbrixton pic.twitter.com/6UiXXT4910
— HASL (@HousingActionSL) April 25, 2015
Marchers filled Windrush Square with banners proclaiming ‘Love Brixton, hate Foxtons’, ‘social housing not social cleansing’ and ‘stop evictions’.
A Foxtons estate agents in Brixton Road later had its window smashed and was daubed with spray paint reading ‘yuppies out’.
A Met Police spokesperson said: ‘At approximately 3.15pm a group from the demonstration gained access to Brixton Town Hall. Officers entered the building and the protesters were removed. There were no arrests.
‘A group of protesters then made their way to Brixton Road where the window of a commercial premises was smashed and graffiti sprayed on the building. One man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in relation to this incident.’
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