RIOT police violently evicted housing activists yesterday who had squatted a former cult bar in London’s Soho‚ “smashing” through the back door.

The two-week occupation of 12 Bar Club ended in dramatic scenes as bailiffs and police forced 20 people out of the venue in the early morning.

Bohemians 4 Soho member Danny Gardner told the Star that the eviction started at 9.30am, when occupiers were starting their day.