‘Enough is enough’ - Kensington residents launch campaign against dirty money
- 2 years ago
Activists brought a washing machine full of cash to the leafy streets of Kensington as they launched a new campaign to crack down on dirty money in a London borough.
Campaigners in Kensington and Chelsea have warned their area is the most unequal in the UK - with more than 5,000 households in insecure homes - while anti-corruption researchers have identified over £2.83m in Russian money within the local authority’s boundaries.
Joe Powell, from Kensington Against Dirty Money (KADM), said: “We’ve had enough of the dirty money that has been a huge problem in our borough for a very long time. We are the number one destination in the country for anonymous foreign-owned property.
“We are here to say enough is enough.”
Campaigners in Kensington and Chelsea have warned their area is the most unequal in the UK - with more than 5,000 households in insecure homes - while anti-corruption researchers have identified over £2.83m in Russian money within the local authority’s boundaries.
Joe Powell, from Kensington Against Dirty Money (KADM), said: “We’ve had enough of the dirty money that has been a huge problem in our borough for a very long time. We are the number one destination in the country for anonymous foreign-owned property.
“We are here to say enough is enough.”