"We are calling it the Animal Farm manifesto"

An anonymous source told the newspaper two main leaders in their 40s and 50s and three people in their 20s were controlling the group and a charter had been drawn up giving power to very few people.

She said: ‘We are calling it the Animal Farm manifesto. The are always smartly dressed. I don’t know how they manage it when we are all camping and they go off and have their secret meetings in Starbucks.

In addition, she claimed: ‘A small number have decided they are more equal and are controlling the rest of us.’

The source alleged the group had £21,000 in public donations two weeks ago but the leaders, who she said could sometimes be ‘aggressive’, had apparently said there was no more money for the food or ‘tranquility’ tent – in charge of welfare – and the legal team were banned from using taxis or buying stationery.

She demanded to know where the ‘missing’ money had gone and said people were starting to leave as there wasn’t enough food.