Peace campaigner vows to fight on

Mr Haw failed in a bid to contest seats in the general election

A peace campaigner who set up camp in Parliament Square four years ago has vowed to continue into a fifth year despite all attempts to evict him.

Brian Haw, from Redditch, Worcs, began his one-man protest against sanctions in Iraq on 2 June 2001.

Since then he has only left his makeshift camp to attend court during five attempts to evict him.

A new law has been passed which should have put an end to his protest but so far no-one has tried to move him on.

Supporters' event

Mr Haw's solicitor, Michael Shvortz, said he could challenge any decision to move him on.

Mr Shvortz added: "There are plenty of good arguments why he should not be moved on.

"He won a High Court case where a judge said that he was doing no more than exercising his rights of assembly and expression under the Human Rights Act and the European Convention on Human Rights.

"That position hasn't changed since the passing of this new act.

"I'd be concerned if the police and the government tried to use this new piece of law to move him on because they'd be trying in effect to override a High Court judge and breach the European Convention on Human Rights."

Some of Mr Haw's supporters will mark his fourth anniversary at the makeshift camp with an event in Parliament Square this week.