Struggle Between Euston Tunnel Protesters and HS2 Spills into Courts

Protesters remain in their treetop positions as bailiffs and police officers attempt to clear the site of a "Stop HS2" camp at Euston Station in London on Jan. 27, 2021. Leon Neal/Getty Images

The struggle between protesters and bailiffs in Euston Square is spilling out from a muddy 100-foot tunnel under London’s streets to the courts.

When bailiffs moved in on the long-standing tree-top blockade of construction for the HS2 high-speed rail hub last Wednesday, protesters fled to a tunnel that they had constructed over several months, claiming that they had enough food and water to last for several weeks.