Police criticised over raid on Glasgow squat housing Cop26 activists

Officers accused of trying to break into Baile Hoose with battering ram and entering rooms with batons drawn

The occupants of a disused building in Glasgow that was reopened to offer emergency accommodation for climate activists have accused police of trying to break into the site with a battering ram early on Monday morning.

The activists at Baile Hoose, a former homeless shelter in the Tradeston district, said up to 20 officers from the Metropolitan police and Welsh forces mounted the raid at 3am, claiming to be acting under orders from Scottish police.