Exclusive IMAGES/VIDEO: London’s Huge #EndAusterityNow March

Protesters climb the Churchill Statue (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)
Protesters climb the Churchill Statue (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

LONDON, United Kingdom – Organisers claimed that nearly 250,000 people marched through central London today, with their ‘anti-austerity’ march culminating in speeches from left-wing politicians and celebrities in Parliament Square this afternoon. Breitbart London was at the scene. What follows are pictures and videos from the day. It’s just a shame, for the marijuana-lovers amongst you, that we couldn’t capture the smell:

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Singer Charlotte Churchill (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Singer Charlotte Church (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

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Do they know where this is from? (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Jeremy Corbyn supporters attended (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Jeremy Corbyn supporters attended (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

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A masked protester (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

 

A balaclava clad protester (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

A balaclava clad protester (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Police officers cut a couple of lonely figures (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Police officers cut a couple of lonely figures (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Someone voted for Kodos  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Someone voted for Kodos (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

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A pleasant sign (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

 

Children attended (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Children attended (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

More pleasantries  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

More pleasantries (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Send in the clowns  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Send in the clowns (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Protesters likened Cameron to Thatcher... we wish (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Protesters likened Cameron to Thatcher… we wish (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Very punny... (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Very punny… (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

...and 4 million voted UKIP  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

…and 4 million voted UKIP (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Hunt sabs  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Hunt sabs (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Gandhi looks on  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Gandhi looks on (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

He likes free things and wants more (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

He likes free things and wants more (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Can't we have both?  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Can’t we have both? (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Communism killed millions, so thanks but no thanks  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Communism killed millions, so thanks but no thanks (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Agreed. I think  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Agreed. I think (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

"Queers Against Austerity" (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

“Queers Against Austerity” (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

One day...  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

One day… (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

We wish he did  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

We wish he did (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

They're listening  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

They’re listening (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

More communism  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

More communism (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Russell Brand Didn't Stop to Chat to His Fellow Protesters (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Russell Brand Didn’t Stop to Chat to His Fellow Protesters, but check out his speech notes scrawled on his hand! (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Drop the Greek Debt, they say  (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

Drop the Greek Debt, they say (Raheem Kassam/Breitbart London)

 

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