Migrants in camp on billionaires’ row finally evicted after pooing in street

EXCLUSIVE: The migrants had set up a makeshift camp in London’s poshest neighbourhood, leaving locals and tourists disgusted.

By Alice Scarsi, World News Editor, Zak Garner-Purkis, Investigations Editor, James Knuckey

10:29, Thu, Jun 26, 2025 | UPDATED: 11:24, Thu, Jun 26, 2025

The camp in the expensive area of London has been evicted (Image: Ian Vogler)

Migrants who set up camp in one of London‘s richest and poshest neighbourhoods have been evicted following an Express investigation. Some 30 people took up residence in the makeshift tented village next to one of the most exclusive areas in the UK several weeks ago.

At the camp in London’s famous Park Lane, some of the migrants were seen drinking vodka at 6am and defecating in public, as previously reported by the Express. On Thursday, June 26, people were finally evicted from the illegal shanty town with bailiffs arriving at around 5am to move those living at the camp on. Transport for London (TfL) was granted a possession order to remove the camp, on a central reservation, in May.

In one grim snap, a woman at the camp can be seen exposing herself in public and pooing on the grass. When the Daily Express first approached the camp, residents begged for money – asking for £50 by bank transfer.

In an interview with the Daily Express, Diana, a woman at the camp, said: “We don’t steal because it brings trouble. We beg. We beg.” She added that none of the group, some claiming to have been in London for more than two years, speak English but are fluent in Italian and looking for cleaning jobs .Despite having no fixed address, employment or official permission to be there, Diana claims TfL police officers visit daily and do nothing to move them on.Police visit every day but don’t move us,” she said. “Police check we have food and water and no problem.”

When asked if Westminster Council had offered any support or attempted to relocate the group, the response was blunt: “No. Council no help.”This illegal encampment in one of the capital’s poshest neighbourhoods will spark fresh debate over border control, homelessness and the burden of migration on local services.

Despite repeated calls from residents and businesses for tougher action on public camping and begging, the group remains in place with no signs of moving on.