Group of travellers are still staying on picturesque Kew Green in Richmond after arriving on Thursday evening
They showed no signs of leaving today as they walked around the site despite being asked to move on Friday
Richmond Council taking legal action but has warned this may take a while and result in delay in moving them
Green is just an eight-minute walk from Kew Gardens and is surrounded by properties worth average of £2m
Group of travellers have parked vehicles and motorhomes on Long Walk outside the gates of Windsor Castle
They are blocking the 2.6mile track which connects Windsor Castle with Snow Hill in the Windsor Great Park
It comes after group were seen at the
picturesque Kew Green in Richmond after arriving on Thursday evening
Richmond Council taking legal action but has warned this may take a while and result in delay in moving them
Green is just an eight-minute walk from Kew Gardens and is surrounded by properties worth average of £2m
It was criticised by Conservative and Labour politicians as having been introduced “by stealth” after it appeared on the government website last week with no warning.
At lunchtime, Downing Street defended the move as part of a concerted shift away from legislation and towards individual judgment – but critics said this would mean cautious people bearing the weight of reducing the variant’s spread.
“We are moving away from central government edicts back to the situation where the public are able to exercise their judgment and that is what we are seeing up and down the country,” a No 10 spokesperson said.