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Protesters turn out to block eviction
Union members and residents help father of disabled child
WORKERS’ solidarity saved the father of a disabled child from eviction yesterday after a contractor wrongly charged him thousands of pounds in council tax that he was exempt from paying.
Carer Paul Rooney was left with a £2,000 council tax bill and a further £49,000 in solicitors’ fees after Bromley
Council tax collector Liberata failed to process Mr Rooney’s benefits.
Mr Rooney, a former social worker at the council, faced bankruptcy and was set to be evicted yesterday morning.
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