"Hackney Green Party welcomes the withdrawal of the Public Space Protection Order. Along with many other campaigns and individuals, we were concerned that it would be used as a tool to harass the vulnerable.

“We now call on Hackney Council to work with homeless organisations and the public to provide non-judgemental support to homeless people and to review laws that allowed homeless people to be targeted."

Samir Jeraj, Hackney Green Party co-coordinator