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		</div><p>Hundreds of protesters have taken part in a “yellow vest” inspired anti-austerity march in central London.</p>
<p>The “Britain is Broken” demonstration, organised by The People’s Assembly Against Austerity, centred around calls for a general election.</p>
<p>Crowds wearing yellow vests marched from outside the BBC’s Broadcasting House on Saturday to a rally in Trafalgar Square, where they were addressed by politicians, political activists and trade unionists.</p>
<figure id="attachment_123844" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-123844" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/8756650F-D8E7-42AC-9921-F66E1F230F56.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-123844" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/8756650F-D8E7-42AC-9921-F66E1F230F56.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-123844" class="wp-caption-text">The protesters marched through London for a rally in Trafalgar Square</figcaption></figure>
<p>Shadow chancellor John McDonnell told protesters that eight years of austerity is “tearing apart the very social fabric” of the country.</p>
<p>Addressing the issue of Brexit, he said he expects MPs to defeat Theresa May’s deal in Tuesday’s Commons vote.</p>
<p>Mr McDonnell said after that, when “the time is right”, his party will move a motion of no confidence to “bring this Government down”.</p>
<figure id="attachment_123846" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-123846" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/C2AB8F76-6459-4C3C-826D-1B8E4ADD241D.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-123846" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/C2AB8F76-6459-4C3C-826D-1B8E4ADD241D.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="400" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-123846" class="wp-caption-text">As well as being anti-austerity, protesters hailed the role of migrants in British society</figcaption></figure>
<p>He said: “It’s now here before us, we could have a socialist prime minister.”</p>
<p>He read out a message from Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to protesters.</p>
<p>He said: “We need a general election now to bring about the fairer, more equal society we all want to live in and we stand ready to take power.”</p>
<p>Labour MP Laura Pidcock told the crowd that “millions of people are enduring the indignity of poverty”.</p>
<figure id="attachment_123847" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-123847" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1212B3D5-F7BF-45AE-B47F-50A907967BD2.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-123847" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/1212B3D5-F7BF-45AE-B47F-50A907967BD2.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="402" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-123847" class="wp-caption-text">The protest mirrored yellow vest demonstrations held in France over recent weeks</figcaption></figure>
<p>She acknowledged there is “division” over Brexit that needs “a solution imminently”.</p>
<p>The MP for North West Durham added: “We are one movement and we are one class against austerity and we must unite on that common fact.”</p>
<p>Protesters chanted anti-government and anti-austerity slogans as the march wound its way through London.</p>
<p>Many people also carried placards and banners with anti-racism and anti-war messages, and some in support of refugees.</p>
<figure id="attachment_123848" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-123848" style="width: 600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/0BB437CA-4B81-4BC8-B901-EC92071665A7.jpeg"><img class="size-full wp-image-123848" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/0BB437CA-4B81-4BC8-B901-EC92071665A7.jpeg" alt="" width="600" height="399" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-123848" class="wp-caption-text">Protesters called for the end of Theresa May’s Government</figcaption></figure>
<p>One man with a megaphone at the front of the march led chants for a general election, a “fight back” against the Government, and for Theresa May to resign.</p>
<p>National organiser Ramona McCartney said the protest was an attempt to “take back the political space taken up by Brexit”.</p>
<p>Ms McCartney said protesters also wanted to show “solidarity with the left and working class in France by wearing the yellow vests today”.</p>
<p>France has seen weeks of nationwide anti-austerity demonstrations led by the “gilets jaune” movement.</p>
<p>Some protesters travelled from France to join the march in London.</p>
<p>Laurie Martin, 26, and Erick Simon, 57, arrived from Normandy on Friday night.</p>
<p>Ms Martin said she came “to support the British because our demands are the same as those fighting austerity in Europe”.</p>
<p>Mr Simon added: “All European countries must join up in this battle against austerity.”</p>
<p>Demonstrator Andrea Hodson, 48, who works in housing support for the homeless, travelled from St Helens to join the protest.</p>
<p>“I’m really angry about the current state of the country, about the way the Government is making the cuts,” she said.</p>
<p>“Coming down here and taking action made me feel like I was being more effective.”</p>
<p>She said the yellow vests “originated in France as a people’s movement and this is what this is”.</p>
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