Police have evicted former MI5 whistleblower David Shayler from the farmhouse where he had been squatting.
Mr Shayler and seven other people were removed from the National Trust property in Surrey on Thursday.
The group are said to have occupied Hackhurst farm at Abinger Hammer since the end of June.
They were first ordered to vacate the property on August 12th and later issued with an eviction notice. Both were reportedly ignored, leading to the police arriving at the farm and clearing the squatters off the site.
Mr Shayler, who claims to be 'the Messiah', is quoted by the Telegraph newspaper as saying: 'Being the leader they wanted to get me out first.
'We are now homeless. We don't have a roof over our heads, but I am Jesus Christ so I don't mind. Basically we will just go and squat somewhere else.'
The group had claimed they had a right to live at the property under common law.
A National Trust spokeswoman said, prior to the police intervention: 'They [the bailiffs] will evict any unknown persons - that's what the warrant says. We're hoping that it goes as smoothly as possible and we are looking forward to getting the property back.'
Mr Shayler was jailed for breaking the Official Secrets Act in November 2002.
Mr Shayler and seven other people were removed from the National Trust property in Surrey on Thursday.
The group are said to have occupied Hackhurst farm at Abinger Hammer since the end of June.
They were first ordered to vacate the property on August 12th and later issued with an eviction notice. Both were reportedly ignored, leading to the police arriving at the farm and clearing the squatters off the site.
Mr Shayler, who claims to be 'the Messiah', is quoted by the Telegraph newspaper as saying: 'Being the leader they wanted to get me out first.
'We are now homeless. We don't have a roof over our heads, but I am Jesus Christ so I don't mind. Basically we will just go and squat somewhere else.'
The group had claimed they had a right to live at the property under common law.
A National Trust spokeswoman said, prior to the police intervention: 'They [the bailiffs] will evict any unknown persons - that's what the warrant says. We're hoping that it goes as smoothly as possible and we are looking forward to getting the property back.'
Mr Shayler was jailed for breaking the Official Secrets Act in November 2002.
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