'MP landlord pulled down my CCTV', says tenant

MP SIR GARY STREETER CAPTURED ON CAMERA

- NEIL SHAW

A CONSERVATIVE MP was caught on CCTV appearing to interfere with a security camera at the home he rents to a single mum he has been trying to evict for months.

Sir Gary Streeter, who has been an MP since 1992, has been trying to get mother-of-one Layla Williams out of a bungalow on his farm. Layla, 38, initially moved in to look after Sir Gary's horses in 2018 and house-sit while he and his wife were away after she started working for him two years earlier.

But the mum - who admits she hasn't paid rent since January claims since he asked her and her 12-year-old son to move out, his actions have left them both fearful.

She had already installed security cameras at her home on the farm in Plympton, and has now captured footage of him appearing to take them down. Other videos include him appearing to attempt to remove the cameras with a stick.

Footage also shows Sir Gary letting himself in through the gate and looking in through the windows, including while Layla said she and her son were sleeping.

Sir Gary has secured a Section 8 eviction notice against Layla at Plymouth County Court and said he would get bailiffs to remove her if she didn't leave soon.