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Three Foxtons employees have been sacked after allegedly brawling with activists outside Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson’s home, it emerged today.

Several workers from the estate agent’s Islington branch were filmed clashing with demonstrators.

Footage of the protest shows a group of businessmen in fitted suits clashing with masked demonstrators before police move in to break up the scuffles.

The activists, whose faces were covered with scarves and hoods, set off coloured smoke bombs and paraded a banner of the newly appointed Foreign Secretary’s face beneath the blade of a guillotine.

The Standard understands that the Foxtons branch in Upper Street had been forced to close early on July 15 amid concern it could become a target for anarchist group Class War’s planned demonstration.

The demo was advertised on the group’s website.

Activists were urged to march on Mr Johnson’s home two days after he was made Foreign Secretarywith the words: “Bring pitchforks, flaming torches and incandescent anger!”

A source said several Foxtons employees went to a nearby pub before encountering the protesters outside Mr Johnson’s home.

He said: “They closed the shop and went to the pub, They had a scrap. It involved a few people from the Islington branch.”

It is understood three people are no longer with the company and another is suspended “pending further investigation”.

A spokeswoman for Foxtons said: “We were extremely disappointed to learn of this incident.

Foxtons absolutely does not condone this sort of behaviour.

"We pride ourselves on the professionalism of our agents and this isolated incident was treated with the utmost severity.

“Following an internal investigation, those employees found responsible are no longer working for the company.”

Patrik Aghabeh, 28, of Ashburton Triangle, Drayton Park, was charged with assault by beating and bailed to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 15 August.

Ian Lewis, 68, of Alfred Road, south Norwood, was charged with assaulting a constable in the execution of his duty.

He was due to appear at Highbury Corner Magistrates on Monday but failed to appear.

He was granted unconditional bail and will appear on August 22.

A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault on police and has been bailed until later this month.