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Thousands of Britons took to the streets of London to demand early elections

Thousands of Britons took to the streets of London to demand early elections

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Protesters they asked the Government to immediately call elections, measures against low wages and the repeal of laws that they consider directed against unions. “This government is a total disaster. It is not good for what it has to do and it is doing damage to our country. I think it’s important that we stand up together to make our voices heard and say we’re not going to put up with this.”said a teacher, from the suburbs of the capital.

As assuredthe people “will continue to shout” until the Government listens and compared these protests to the riots against the single tax introduced by the Government of Margaret Thatcher in 1990. From the stage, rail union leader vowed to strike “again and again” until a “fair deal” is achieved for railway workers.

Mick Lynch Transport Union UK

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The former leader of the Labor Party Jeremy Corbyn also participated in the event., who stated that the Government “in the end will have to listen” to the requests for wage increases and the defense of labor rights. “People are very determined. They will not consent to discrimination against people with disabilities. They are not going to see an ever-increasing impoverishment of our society.”he stressed, according to the Europa Press news agency.

The new government of conservative Rishi Sunak must balance the country’s finances, after the unprecedented crisis which began shortly after a questioned economic program launched by former Prime Minister Liz Truss, which caused tremors in the markets and caused the pound sterling sank to a 37-year low against the dollar.

Rishi Sunak

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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Sunak, who reversed the measures of his predecessormust present on November 17, together with the Minister of Finance, Jeremy Hunt, the long-awaited budget after a two week delay. That budget is expected to reveal the true situation that the British will face, hit by inflation as a result of the pandemic and the energy crisis.

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