A small number of activists have tried to erect a four metre high mock eviction notice on one of Housing Secretary Michael Gove’s homes.

It happened at his grace-and-favour residence at Carlton Gardens in St. James’s, central London. Activists claim the property is worth £25m. 

A spokesperson for the London Renters Union, says: “While Michael Gove has spent years living rent-free in a £25m luxury property, renters across the country are being forced into homelessness by no-fault evictions and eye-watering rent hikes. 

“In the five years since his party promised to abolish this cruel legislation, tens of thousands have been made homeless and millions have lived in fear of eviction.

“Michael Gove has shown more interest in protecting the profits of his mates in the landlord lobby than ensuring everyone in this country has a secure place to call home. It’s time to kick the landlord lobby out from decisions around our basic rights.

“Renters have had enough of the Tories and their broken promises. Labour must step up and commit to properly protect renters from no-fault eviction and unaffordable rent hikes.”

The LRU claims that ex-Prime Minister Theresa May first promised to abolish section 21 in April 2019 – but it has yet to be implemented by the Tory government that she led and the subsequent ones led by Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak.