In central London, anti-austerity protesters have taken to the streets demanding the government shift its priorities from defence to social welfare. Organisers of the ‘Welfare not Warfare’ protest accuse Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration of neglecting society’s most vulnerable by slashing welfare and foreign aid budgets in favour of military spending. Al Jazeera’s Milena Veselinovic reports from London. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKPolitics #AntiAusterity #WelfareNotWarfare #LondonProtest #KeirStarmer #MilitarySpending #WelfareCuts #ForeignAid #CostOfLivingCrisis #UKDemonstration #AlJazeeraEnglish
London protesters demand ‘Welfare not Warfare’ amid military spending rise
In central London, anti-austerity protesters have taken to the streets demanding the government shift its priorities from defence to social welfare. Organisers of the ‘Welfare not Warfare’ protest accuse Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration of neglecting society’s most vulnerable by slashing welfare and foreign aid budgets in favour of military spending. Al Jazeera’s Milena Veselinovic reports from London. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #UKPolitics #AntiAusterity #WelfareNotWarfare #LondonProtest #KeirStarmer #MilitarySpending #WelfareCuts #ForeignAid #CostOfLivingCrisis #UKDemonstration #AlJazeeraEnglish