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St Paul's protesters urged to remove tents St Paul's protesters urged to remove tents
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Protesters will be told to remove their tents from outside St Paul's Cathedral or face legal action.Protesters will be told to remove their tents from outside St Paul's Cathedral or face legal action.
The City of London Corporation is to hand them a letter warning that High Court action will be taken unless the campsite is cleared within 48 hours.The City of London Corporation is to hand them a letter warning that High Court action will be taken unless the campsite is cleared within 48 hours.
The Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX) protesters said they were preparing to respond to any legal moves.The Occupy London Stock Exchange (OLSX) protesters said they were preparing to respond to any legal moves.
Meanwhile Home Secretary Theresa May called on the authorities to work together to move on the protesters.Meanwhile Home Secretary Theresa May called on the authorities to work together to move on the protesters.
She said: "What I want to see is the church authorities and the Corporation of London and the police working together to ensure that the protesters can be moved as soon as possible."She said: "What I want to see is the church authorities and the Corporation of London and the police working together to ensure that the protesters can be moved as soon as possible."
On Monday night a number of OLSX protesters set up a small camp near the Tate Modern on the South Bank.
The Metropolitan Police said a small group of protesters moved to the area at about 03:30 GMT and an appropriate number of officers were at the scene.
'Unwelcome consequences'
The row claimed another victim on Monday as the Dean, the Rt Rev Graeme Knowles, resigned.
His departure - after he said his position was "untenable" - followed those of Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Giles Fraser and part-time chaplain Fraser Dyer.
Meanwhile, in his first comments on the situation, the Archbishop of Canterbury said the protesters, who are opposed to "corporate greed", had raised "urgent issues".
Dr Rowan Williams said: "The events of the last couple of weeks have shown very clearly how decisions made in good faith by good people under unusual pressure can have utterly unforeseen and unwelcome consequences, and the clergy of St Paul's deserve our understanding in these circumstances.
"Graeme Knowles has been a very distinguished Dean of St Paul's, who has done a great deal to strengthen the pastoral and intellectual life of the cathedral and its involvement in the life of London.
"He will be much missed, and I wish him and Susan [his wife] well in whatever lies ahead.
"The urgent larger issues raised by the protesters at St Paul's remain very much on the table and we need - as a church and as society as a whole - to work to make sure that they are properly addressed."
Mr Knowles, who had been Dean for four years, said: "The past fortnight has been a testing time for the chapter and for me personally.
"It has become increasingly clear to me that as criticism of the cathedral has mounted in the press, media and in public opinion, my position as Dean of St Paul's was becoming untenable.
"In order to give the opportunity for a fresh approach to the complex and vital questions facing St Paul's, I have thought it best to stand down as Dean, to allow new leadership to be exercised.
"I do this with great sadness, but I now believe that I am no longer the right person to lead the chapter of this great cathedral."
St Paul's and the City of London Corporation announced on Friday they would try to obtain separate High Court injunctions to clear the 200-tent Occupy London camp.St Paul's and the City of London Corporation announced on Friday they would try to obtain separate High Court injunctions to clear the 200-tent Occupy London camp.
Ian Chamberlain, 27, from Occupy London Stock Exchange, said: "They have to serve that notice and give us 48 hours so there is room for us to respond with legal action or whatever. 'Peaceful resolution'
A spokesman for St Paul's said it was not taking joint action with the council, which is expected to serve notices on the protesters later.
It said: "The chapter have not yet sought an injunction, nor are they serving notices on the protesters today [Tuesday].
"They are committed to a peaceful resolution at all costs."
Members of the chapter are expected to meet the Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, later, the spokesman added.
The BBC's Religious Affairs correspondent Robert Piggot said now the bishop was "taking over" he expected the church to take a harder line.
"He [the bishop] said he didn't intend to soften the line, he intends to shift, in his own words, the attention from the camp to the economic situation and I think probably try to put a bit more moral pressure on the people outside the cathedral and to make them take more responsibility", said the correspondent.
He said besides taking legal action and clearing the site, the church had to be seen to be taking the argument forward in a more resolute way.
Similar camps have been set up elsewhere in the UK as part of the Occupy movement that has spread from New York since September.
In Bournemouth, protesters are camped in front of the town hall while tents have been set up in Glasgow city centre's George Square and Birmingham's Victoria Square.
The row in London claimed another victim on Monday as the Dean, the Rt Rev Graeme Knowles, resigned.
His departure - after he said his position was "untenable" - followed those of Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Giles Fraser and part-time chaplain Fraser Dyer.
Meanwhile City of London Corporation officials are discussing the details of the eviction notice in a meeting at the Guildhall in the City.
Ian Chamberlain, 27, from OLSX, said: "They have to serve that notice and give us 48 hours so there is room for us to respond with legal action or whatever.
'Punishes the many''Punishes the many'
"Our invitation for dialogue is still there. Liberty offered to facilitate a meeting to have dialogue with the Corporation of London and they haven't responded yet."Our invitation for dialogue is still there. Liberty offered to facilitate a meeting to have dialogue with the Corporation of London and they haven't responded yet.
"We will stay here right until the end and explore legal options to respond to any eviction notice we do receive.""We will stay here right until the end and explore legal options to respond to any eviction notice we do receive."
The Occupy London movement issued a statement saying it was about "social justice, real democracy and challenging the unsustainable financial system that punishes the many and privileges the few".The Occupy London movement issued a statement saying it was about "social justice, real democracy and challenging the unsustainable financial system that punishes the many and privileges the few".
It added: "The management of St Paul's Cathedral is obviously deeply divided over the position they have taken in response to our cause - but our cause has never been directed at the staff of the cathedral."It added: "The management of St Paul's Cathedral is obviously deeply divided over the position they have taken in response to our cause - but our cause has never been directed at the staff of the cathedral."
On Monday night a number of OLSX protesters set up a small camp near the Tate Modern on the South Bank.
The Metropolitan Police said a small group of protesters moved to the area at about 03:30 GMT and an appropriate number of officers were at the scene.
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