Protesters at St Paul's cathedral face imminent eviction after the High Court refused their right to appeal against a ruling they must dismantle the camp.
The activists had hoped that the Court of Appeal would grant them a stay of execution to challenge Mr Justice Lindblom's ruling last month that they had no legal right to remain.
But three judges headed by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, dismissed the applications - finally giving the protesters their marching orders.
Now the City Corporation can remove the remaining protesters who have been camped there for more than four months.
The protesters, who have been at the site since October 15 last year, remained defiant and said the spirit of Occupy London would live on in other protests around the world.
Speaking outside the High Court, the counsel for the protesters, Michael Paget read out a statement on behalf of the protesters.
"The Occupy message has raised issues of extreme public importance," he said.
"This dysfunctional system needs to be called to account. Britain has a highly successful car industry and yet engineers are not each given a new sports car as a Christmas bonus.
"Bankers plunder the coffers to grant themselves unjustified, unwanted bonuses that, my clients believe, are grotesque.
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SOURCE: Telegraph
