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Gipsies building encampment near minister's home

A gipsy encampment has sprung up just 200 yards from the country home of Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister.

THEO USHERWOOD A gipsy encampment has sprung up just 200 yards from the country home of Tessa Jowell, the Olympics Minister.

Dozens of travellers piled on to the site over the bank holiday weekend, setting up a water supply and laying electricity cables.