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London mums fight eviction
Women hold tea party protest against 'social cleansing' of capital by skintflint authorities

A group of mums facing eviction from a youth hostel confronted the council bosses yesterday who plan to send them packing to save cash.

Twenty-nine mums, expecting mums and their supporters descended on the offices of Newham Council and East Thames housing association.

They held a tea party with their children in protest at plans to force them to move out of the Focus E15 hostel because of funding cuts.

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