LONDON, United Kingdom – Around 1,000 left wing protesters took to the streets of London today to protest against Prime Minister David Cameron’s tax affairs, calling on the PM to resign.
Attendees included the usual “class war”, “Momentum” and Socialist Worker Party types, but the crowd was more diverse than the usual left wing rent-a-mobs, with more of the liberal left’s “elite” including wealthy artists and middle class types.
The group was visibly vexed about the Prime Minister’s involvement in the Panama Papers scandal – even though financial experts have already revealed that Mr. Cameron’s “modest” investment was not tax efficient, and that the PM avoided no taxes in the process.
“What do we want? Jeremy Corbyn! When do we want him? Now!” was the chant that went up as protesters made their way from Downing Street to Holborn, where the Conservative Party was hosting their Spring Conference at the Old Connaught Rooms. This year, for obvious reasons, there was a lot more security and a high police presence.
A Conservative Party branded vehicle, which had stickers indicating that the owners are in favour of staying in the European Union, was boxed in by protesters before police came and liberated the driver.
Pigs and Panama hats were the main theme of today’s protest, a nod to the rumour that the Prime Minister did obscene things with a dead pig’s head while at university, and of course, to the Panama Papers scandal.
UPDATE 17:16 GMT (NEW VIDEO) – The protest descended into a strange sort of mini-rave:
IN PICTURES:
Protesters mocked Mr. Cameron’s laugh line aimed at Jeremy Corbyn a few months ago during Prime Minister’s Questions (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Classy protesters don anti-Thatcher t-shirts on the 3 year anniversary of her passing (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
I thought we said no more teddy bears? (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
The pig theme was strong (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
The hard left were there too (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
A Jeremy Corbyn poster on a cork board, in front of a box that says £1 MP. Says it all, really (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Skulls and graves are really the signs that you’re the good guys in this debate (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
A Cameron Pinata was smashed apart (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
A bit more polite (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Oink oink (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Happiness shone through (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Is that a really big selfie stick? (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Should’ve gone to Vegas… (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
A good look (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Ladies Day at the Grand National was yesterday (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
SOCIAL JUSTICE NOW!!! Please… (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Pinata above Downing Street (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Panama hats, palm trees, and Hawaiian shirts. Wait, where’s Panama again? Oh yeah, 5,000 miles from Hawaii (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Odds on the Grand National… and a Golf Sale (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
No pictures? Well okay then… (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
This is just a great picture (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Panama isn’t a desert island, but never mind (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
More Hawaiian shirts (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
…and Panama hats (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
A slightly increased police presence in Holborn (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Say what you like but between Cameron and this guy, who looks like they’ve f**ked more pigs? (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Pinata busted open! (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Birds, init (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
We’re so torn. On the one hand, the yellow sticker was placed by a leftie. On the other hand, keeping us in the EU definitely warrants it (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
Birds, init (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
PROTECT THE PRO-EU CAR! (Rachel Megawhat/Breitbart London)
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