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		</div><p>Anti-government protesters have cheered calls for a general election outside Britain&#8217;s Parliament as MPs sought to take control of the UK Commons agenda.</p>
<p>Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Parliament Square in Westminster, London, this evening, as MPs prepared for a crucial Brexit vote.</p>
<p>Crowds applauded speakers criticising austerity policies and demanding a general election who addressed them from a small stage erected at the edge of the square.</p>
<p>Protesters brandished placards bearing anti-Boris Johnson and anti-Brexit slogans, such as “Tories Out”, “No to Boris Johnson” and “Stop Brexit!”.</p>
<p>Kevin Vickers, 40, a civil servant from Milton Keynes, said an election was the “only way we can get rid of this terrible Government”.</p>
<p>He said a new government was needed to end <em>“the rule of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.”</em></p>
<p>Mr Vickers added: <em>“The Tory party have never been so unpopular and never been so weak”.</em></p>
<p>Sue Clutterbuck, a pensioner from Essex, hit out at the Prime Minister.</p>
<p>She said: <em>“I think what Boris Johnson is doing is totally undemocratic.</em></p>
<p><em>“He’s not been elected, he’s got no mandate.”</em></p>
<p>Mrs Clutterbuck said she had concerns about the outcome of an election but believed the country would ultimately be facing one.</p>
<p><em>“It’s going to end up being in everything but name a second referendum.”</em></p>
<p>Philip Smith, 47, a chartered surveyor from north London, was hesitant about a potential election.</p>
<p>He said: <em>“I agree for once with what Tony Blair said, the timing is not right for a general election.</em></p>
<p><em>“We need to sort out the Brexit mess first, after that I’m keen to see the back of Boris Johnson.”</em></p>
<p>He said the UK needed constitutional reform, including an elected head of state and new voting system.</p>
<p>Another demonstrator, who only gave his name as David, said: <em>“I think a general election could play into Boris’s hands and the far right who probably want a no deal.</em></p>
<p><em>“What I’m scared of is a coalition with the Tory party and the Brexit Party.”</em></p>
<p>The 52-year-old from Essex who works in the pharmaceutical industry, said he had EU national colleagues who were worried about their post-Brexit status.</p>
<p>He added: <em>“I’m against Brexit and the proroguing of Parliament and basically stopping democracy.”</em></p>
<p>As speakers continued to address the crowd some protesters marched past the Houses of Parliament towards College Green carrying coloured smoke flares and chanting “stop the coup”.</p>
<p>Another mass of demonstrators waving EU flags, singing and playing music gathered by tents erected for the media on the green.</p>
<p>Some pro-Brexit supporters also gathered at College Green.</p>
<p>Will Peters, 64, from Luton, carrying a large banner reading Brexit Now, said he wanted to see an end to freedom of movement.</p>
<p>He said claims that the UK would be negatively hit by a no-deal Brexit were “ludicrous” and criticised MPs trying to seize control of the Brexit agenda.</p>
<p>He said: <em>“It’s treachery because we voted to leave.”</em></p>
<p>Patricia Ward, 65, a freelance editor and university tutor from Sheffield, said the result of the EU referendum was not being honoured by MPs.</p>
<p>She added:<em> “Parliament is the servant of the people, the people voted to leave the EU.</em></p>
<p><em>“Parliament should make sure we leave, that’s what we voted to do.”</em></p>
<p>Asked for her thoughts on a potential general election, she said: <em>“What would have to happen is that the Leave supporting parties would have to come together and get behind one Leave candidate per constituency.”</em></p>
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