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#ToriesOut: Thousands join anti-government rally in London (VIDEO) | |
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Thousands of protesters took to the streets of London Saturday to protest Britain’s Conservative government. | |
The rally, titled ‘Not One Day More #ToriesOut’, started at BBC Broadcasting House in Portland Place and finished at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. | |
Before the event, at least 10,000 people said on Facebook they would attend the protest organized by the People’s Assembly Against Austerity (PAAA) group. | |
“Theresa May called the General Election to gain a bigger majority, and despite massive media bias in favour of the Conservatives, she failed spectacularly to deliver on that,” a PAAA statement reads. | “Theresa May called the General Election to gain a bigger majority, and despite massive media bias in favour of the Conservatives, she failed spectacularly to deliver on that,” a PAAA statement reads. |
“Now the Tories are in chaos trying to prop up a government with the deeply conservative and regressive DUP.” | “Now the Tories are in chaos trying to prop up a government with the deeply conservative and regressive DUP.” |
“We’re marching against a government committed to austerity, cuts and privatisation,” the group adds. “We’re marching for a decent health service, education system, housing, jobs and living standards for all.” | “We’re marching against a government committed to austerity, cuts and privatisation,” the group adds. “We’re marching for a decent health service, education system, housing, jobs and living standards for all.” |
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed the crowd at Parliament Square. | |