Manchester City Council evicted dozens of people from an encampment outside the town hall in St Peter's Square this morning.
A council statement issued hours after the evictions said: "The court order instructing people in the St Peter's Square camp to leave the area was carried out successfully this morning.
A town hall spokesperson said: "We welcome the decision to grant us a possession order for St Peter's Square to bring the encampment there to an end.
"I therefore order the unrepresented defendants give up possession of St Peter's Square and I will make an order accordingly.
"I make a possession order in relation to possession of St Peter's Square with the other defendants.".
