Unions and community organizations will join the protest, which will include a march around parliament, its organizers, the People’s Assembly campaign group, said. “The government is in deep crisis and the third prime minister in a few months has been decided by a tiny elite. We want to make this the biggest demonstration possible to force them into a general election and to stand in solidarity with every striking worker,” said Ramona McCartney, the national organizer of the People’s Convention. “We want working class people to join us on this day to show how angry and determined we are to fight the new wave of austerity the government is forcing on us.” A rally will be held, with speakers including Mick Lynch, the general secretary of the Rail, Shipping and Transport (RMT) union, whose members planned to strike on Saturday in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions – until suspension of action on Friday. The People’s Assembly said protesters would demand immediate general elections, action on low wages and the repeal of “anti-union” labor laws. The Conservative Party argues it has a mandate to form government because of its majority in the Commons and is under no legal obligation to call a general election until 2024. But some have suggested two leadership changes since the 2019 general election – decided by the party alone, as well as internal debates over whether to continue honoring the manifesto on which the party was elected three years ago – mean the mandate is too outdated and undermined. Former Labor MP Laura Pidcock, now secretary of the Commons, said: “This Tory government is now completely unaccountable, but outrage is not enough. “We must come together as a movement to organize in the streets and in our communities and show that our voices will not be silenced and that we want fundamental changes in the way our country is run. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. “We will not take this from the politicians. We will only get this from the strength of a united, vibrant movement of working class people coming together, building together and making change together.” Anti-racist organizations also plan to join the march, demanding the removal of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. She has come under fire recently for her rhetoric towards people who have tried to come to live in the UK from abroad and her handling of the crisis at the Manston asylum processing center in Kent.
