PROTESTERS inside a tunnel by London’s Euston station have accused HS2’s eviction team of “flagrantly breaking human rights” and putting their lives in danger.  

A group of at least six activists have been underground since Tuesday in tunnels constructed over several months to withstand an eviction from Euston Square Gardens. 

Protesters set up camp in the small central-London park last summer in a bid to stop the next stage of HS2 construction. 

In a video filmed early this morning, protester Larch Maxey said that enforcement agents “are still flagrantly breaking human rights.”
 
“As we’re lying here in our beds, rubble, stones … are falling on our heads: it’s clearly not compliant with health and safety.”

At one point, a loud bang is heard, followed by soil falling onto the protester. 

The activist urged for the eviction to be paused “while they review it and do it safely.” The tunnellers claim that drilling by the private National Eviction Team, brought in by HS2, has put their safety at risk. Dan Hooper, known as Swampy, said on Friday that liquid mud was pouring in the tunnel. 

But HS2 Ltd has blamed the activists, claiming the tunnel is “crude” and “poorly-constructed.” In a statement on Saturday, HS2 insisted that the safety of all involved is their “first priority.” 

“These activists have had multiple opportunities to remove themselves from the danger they have put themselves in.

“For their own safety and the safety of our staff and the emergency service personnel at Euston, we urge them to get out of the tunnel.”