Londoners inspired by yellow vest call for new election in UK
Thousands of protesters gathered in London on Saturday to protest the British government, calling for an end to austerity measures and a new general election in light of the impending departure of Britain from the European Union. Wearing yellow vests with slogans such as "Britain is Broken" written on the back, the demonstrators marched in London to demand that politicians pay attention to their plight rather than being endlessly diverted by the spectacle surrounding Britain's departure from the European Union.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 12 January 2019
- Modified Date: 09:03 | 12 January 2019
A separate demonstration by dozens of Brexit supporters wearing yellow vests also took place in central London on Saturday.
At the outset, police arrested one of the organisers on suspicion of a public order offence.
It reportedly related to a controversial incident outside parliament on Monday, when a group harangued pro-EU figures, including chanting "Nazi" at prominent Remain supporting MP Anna Soubry during live TV interviews.
Ahead of Saturday's protests Nick Lowles, CEO of the anti-racism group "Hope Not Hate" accused Britain's far-right of "attempting to copy the French 'yellow vests' protests in order to stir up trouble and harass, threaten and attack their political opponents."