Met admits it was wrong to arrest and detain homeless pensioner

Anthony Sinclair says decision to remove him from tent where he lived for eight months in London was ‘inhumane’

The Metropolitan police has admitted it was wrong to arrest and detain a homeless pensioner, who said their decision to remove him from his home of eight months in a tent was “inhumane”.

A letter from the Met said it will pay damages and apologise to Anthony Sinclair, 70, who had been sleeping outside a central London hospital.