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Students forced to leave protest | Students forced to leave protest |
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Students have been forced to abandon a sit-in protest at London's largest university over plans that could lead to the loss of 550 jobs. | |
Protesters said they were served with a court injunction obtained by London Metropolitan University (LMU) ordering them to leave a university campus. | |
LMU is being forced to repay some £50m after auditors found drop-out rates were higher than stated. | LMU is being forced to repay some £50m after auditors found drop-out rates were higher than stated. |
The university was unavailable for comment. | The university was unavailable for comment. |
'Further protests' | 'Further protests' |
The students had occupied the university's Commercial Road campus in Whitechapel, east London, since Monday. | The students had occupied the university's Commercial Road campus in Whitechapel, east London, since Monday. |
Student Amy Jameson said up to 100 had taken part in the four-day demonstration. | Student Amy Jameson said up to 100 had taken part in the four-day demonstration. |
She said: "Instead of choosing to engage with us, the university decided to move us by any means necessary. | She said: "Instead of choosing to engage with us, the university decided to move us by any means necessary. |
"We feel we have been deceived by the university. This isn't the end, we definitely plan to have further protests." | "We feel we have been deceived by the university. This isn't the end, we definitely plan to have further protests." |
She said the students had met university management and visited Parliament to speak to their local MPs George Galloway and Jeremy Corbyn about the protest. | She said the students had met university management and visited Parliament to speak to their local MPs George Galloway and Jeremy Corbyn about the protest. |
The university has more than 34,000 students on its register and 4,612 members of staff. | The university has more than 34,000 students on its register and 4,612 members of staff. |
Last week, lecturers took strike action over the funding issue. | Last week, lecturers took strike action over the funding issue. |
Union leaders said the trigger to strike action was a "poorly thought through" redundancy scheme announced by managers in the middle of talks. | Union leaders said the trigger to strike action was a "poorly thought through" redundancy scheme announced by managers in the middle of talks. |
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