‘Tent Cities’ must be tackled - sign the petition to Westminster City Council

We the undersigned call on Labour-run Westminster Council and the Mayor of London to tackle the growing problem of tent encampments across Westminster.

Swift action alongside suitable support for the homeless is needed now.

‘Tent Cities’ must be cleared

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40% increase in rough sleeping across City of Westminster

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025

A 40% increase in people sleeping rough across Westminster in just one year!

After nearly 10 months, TfL and Westminster Council still fail to tackle tent city at the Westway

Saturday, 1 February, 2025

After nearly 10 months, TfL and Westminster Council has failed to tackle tent city at the Westway. We spoke with Cllr Melvyn Caplan and local resident Elliot Keck."I'm Councillor Melvyn Caplan. I represent Little Venice ward. We’re standing just by the Westway.

It's taken 8 months, but the Park Lane Tent City has finally been cleared!

Monday, 21 October, 2024

As the major "tent city" encampment is finally cleared from the top of Park Lane, we spoke with Cllr Paul Swaddle and Cllr Tim Barnes. Cllr Swaddle, Conservative Group Leader at Westminster City Council, explained "I am pleased that Westminster City Council has finally removed the tent enc

Park Lane: Call for Westminster Council and TfL to tackle Tent Cities now

Monday, 7 October, 2024

Cllr Paul Swaddle is the Leader of the Conservative Group at Westminster City Council. He went to Park Lane this morning to see first-hand how the problem of the tent city is getting worse, and how the Labour-led Westminster Council and TfL is failing to take action.

Time to tackle Tent Cities - in Park Lane and across Westminster

Thursday, 29 August, 2024

Tent Cities are back across Westminster and local people are calling for action. We spoke with Cllr Paul Swaddle and West End by-election candidate Tim Barnes on Park Lane.

Call for Action on ‘Tent Cities’ across Westminster

Saturday, 27 July, 2024

Local people, school children, workers and visitors should not have to tolerate seeing tents build up on our streets. We regularly receive reports of drug use, drug dealing and defecation on the streets near homeless tents, alongside local people being verbally abused by some of those begging.