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United Kingdom: with inflation at its highest for 40 years, the British demonstrate
Demonstration against inflation at the call of the trade union organization Trades Union Congress (TUC), in London, June 18, 2022. REUTERS - HENRY NICHOLLS
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The United Kingdom is suffering the aftermath of the war in Ukraine.
Inflation reached 9%, the highest level for 40 years.
The cost of living crisis has taken thousands of people to the streets of the capital.
Biggest march in 10 years, organizers say.
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With our correspondent in London,
Marie Boëda
Rachel sits on a small stone wall right next to the statue of Winston Churchill.
The march has just ended in Parliament Square, a stone's throw from Westminster, the government district.
This former nurse came with her family, with her two daughters and her grandson.
“
We are all concerned about what will happen in October when the price of energy rises again.
We buy in different places now.
We plan our meals.
And around us, people do the same.
I don't do a lot of protests anymore, but I felt I needed to do this one
."
Gil is a member of Unite, the UK's largest trade union.
She broadcasts a message, the same as that of her colleagues: Boris Johnson must leave.
“
We have lived through 10 years of austerity, now we face a cost of living crisis.
It's not the workers' fault, it's the government's fault.
And this is only the beginning of the resistance
”.
The trade unionist hints at the transport strike next week, the biggest in decades.
Tens of thousands of workers plan to protest against inflation and job cuts in their sector.
The whole country should be paralyzed for several days.
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📍Trafalgar Square.#DemandBetter pic.twitter.com/D8GuDbwvbP
— Trades Union Congress (@The_TUC) June 18, 2022
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