In a show of displeasure about the skyrocketing cost of living in Britain, thousands of people marched through central London.
(AP) LONDON — On Saturday, tens of thousands of people demonstrated against the rising cost of living in Britain by marching through the heart of London.
At the event, which was attended by sizable crowds, the government was called upon to do more to assist those whose bills and other expenses are rising faster than their salaries.
Boris Johnson, the prime minister, has come under fire for taking too long to address the cost-of-living crisis. Britain’s and Europe’s inflation has been rising as Russia’s conflict in Ukraine has reduced supplies of energy and basic foods like wheat. Before the conflict, prices were already increasing due to the high consumer demand brought on by the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 epidemic.
Demonstrators carried signs that read, “Cut war, not welfare,” among other things. Videos shared on social media show them booing as they passed the prime minister’s home at 10 Downing Street.
The government is unaware of how bad things will be for the poor, according to Ben Robinson, who works for a housing charity in Brixton, south London.
Residents who visit our offices must choose between providing for their children—their children, not themselves—and paying rent and heating, “added said. “Anyone shouldn’t have to make that decision, especially in the fourth-largest economy in the world.
The TUC, a labor union umbrella group that planned the demonstration, claimed that their data indicates that workers have lost approximately 20,000 pounds ($24,450) in real wages since 2008 as a result of pay that hasn’t kept up with inflation.
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