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By Staff Writers, Sputnik
Sputnik
Saturday, Jun 20, 2015
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| © AFP 2015/ JUSTIN TALLIS |
Thousands of people from over Britain flocked to downtown London on Saturday to march against the austerity policy of the UK government, in the first big public protest since the Conservative Party was reelected in May, according to social networks messages.
The participants of the rally, organized by The People’s Assembly Against Austerity, gathered in front of Bank of England occupying all space outside, videos published online showed.
The activists are holding placards saying “No Cuts,” “No More Austerity," “Cut War Not Welfare,” and “Get the Tories Out” among others, and shouting slogans like "Austerity hurts us all!"
Anti-nuclear activists and union heads joined the demonstration, local media reported.
In total, 66,000 people confirmed their intention to attend the demonstration, according to the event’s Facebook page.
The Conservatives, which introduced a five-year austerity program in 2010 while in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, recently said it would adopt a three-step approach to reduce the national deficit, including further welfare cuts, departmental spending cuts and boosting revenue through a crackdown on tax avoidance.
The United Kingdom has been engulfed in anti-austerity protests since the general elections, with thousands of people taking to streets to protest against policies of the Conservative Party.
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