Tens of Thousands to Take to London Streets in Anti-Austerity Protest

A major anti-austerity protest is scheduled to take place in London on Saturday against cuts brought in by the newly-reelected Conservative Party.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – A major anti-austerity protest is scheduled to take place in London on Saturday, with tens of thousands protesting against cuts brought in by the newly-reelected Conservative Party.

As many as 65,000 people confirmed their intention to attend the demonstration, organized by the People’s Assembly anti-austerity campaign, through social networks. The rally will start at noon local time [11:00 GMT], with people flocking to the capital from all over the country to participate.

"It will be the start of a campaign of protest, strikes, direct action and civil disobedience in the country. We will not rest until austerity is history, our services are back in public hands and the needs of the majority are put first," Sam Fairbairn of the People’s Assembly said, as quoted by the Morning Star newspaper.

The Conservatives were reelected in early May, having won a landslide victory in the UK general elections.

The Conservatives, which introduced a five-year austerity program in 2010 while in coalition with the Liberal Democrats, recently said it would adopt a three-step approach to reducing the national deficit, including further welfare cuts, departmental spending cuts and boosting revenue through a crackdown on tax avoidance.

The United Kingdom has been engulfed in anti-austerity protests since the general elections, with thousands of people taking to city streets to protest Tory policies.