After the gornment announced a new badget : Tens of thousands at London protest in Anti-cuts march

Organisers estimated at least 250,000 people attended

A stand-off between police and splinter groups took place in Piccadilly

More than 250,000 people have attended a march and rally in central London against public spending cuts.


Labour leader Ed Miliband addressed crowds in Hyde Park and the main march organised by the Trades Union Congress passed off peacefully.
But splinter groups have attacked shops and banks, and a stand-off with police took place in Piccadilly. There have been 16 arrests.
Ministers say the cuts are necessary to get the public finances in order.
In the largest public protest since the Iraq war rally in 2003, marchers from across the UK set off from Victoria Embankment to Hyde Park, where TUC general secretary Brendan Barber was first in a line of speakers.
"We are here to send a message to the government that we are strong and united," he said.
"We will fight the savage cuts and we will not let them destroy peoples' services, jobs and lives."