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Liverpool: Homelessness campaigners seize old bank for shelter

CAMPAIGNERS have seized control of the Old Bank of England building in central Liverpool in the name of the city’s homeless.

Members of the Love Activists group, Occupy and Unite Community have been squatting one of the city’s most iconic buildings since the early hours of Saturday. It had lain empty for around three years.

According to occupiers, the 23,000 square foot building is “a very efficient homeless shelter,” with toilets, showers and plenty of rooms to sleep and socialise.

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