Yellow Vest protests SPREAD to UK: Brexit supporters SHUT DOWN central London
THE turmoil that has engulfed France in the last few weeks looks to have crossed the channel, as dozens of Yellow Vest protestors swarmed major bridges across London today.
By FREDDIE JORDAN
Express.co.uk
Fri, Dec 14, 2018
The chaotic group blocked all traffic at the busy crossing point, prompting outrage among drivers. The rabble appears to be loosely in support of Brexit, although there is some confusion as to their ultimate goal. Transport for London tweeted: “Buses serving routes via Westminster Bridge Road may be delayed because of a demonstration which is blocking the road.”
There is estimated to be between 30 and 60 protesters who have chanted: “What do we want? Brexit! When do we want it? NOW!”
A live stream, hosted on Facebook page ‘Fighting for Justice’, showed activists blocking the bridge before they were moved on by police.
A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said they were aware of the protest and added there were not any arrests.
Two protesters were filmed holding up a Union Jack on the bridge.
The protests have now drifted eastwards and caused further havoc on Tower Bridge.
The “yellow vest” protests erupted out of nowhere on Nov. 17, when nearly 300,000 demonstrators nationwide took to the streets to denounce high living costs and a fuel tax.
Roadblocks around the country and violent clashes in central Paris have already taken their toll on the economy.
In his response on Monday, Macron insisted that the subsidies for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners were not a U-turn but an acceleration of his pledge to “make work pay”.
He also said he would push ahead with planned reforms of the pension system and unemployment benefits next year. Some analysts have expressed doubts that could now happen after the sharp loss in public support he suffered.
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