Mass protest calling for general election to take place on Saturday

A demonstration calling for a general election amid the cost of living crisis is set to take place on Saturday with thousands expected to join.

The People's Assembly said a coalition of trade unions and community organisations will be involved in the protest in London, which will include a march around Parliament. There will also be a rally, with speakers including Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union.

The People's Assembly said the protesters will demand an immediate general election, as well as action on low pay and the repeal of "anti-union" employment laws, WalesOnline reports.

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Laura Pidcock, Labour MP for North West Durham between 2017 - 19 and national secretary of the People's Assembly, said: "This Tory government is now totally unaccountable, but outrage is not enough".

She added: "We have to come together, as a movement, to organise on the streets and in our communities, and show that our voices will not be silenced and that we want fundamental changes to the way our country is run. We will not get that from the politicians, we will only get that from the strength of a united, vibrant movement of working-class people coming together, building together and making change together."

Laura Pidcock, national secretary of the People's Assembly (Ian Forsyth/ Getty Imgaes)

Ramona McCartney, national organiser for the People's Assembly, said: "The Government is in a deep crisis and the third Prime Minister in a matter of months has been decided by a tiny elite. We want to make this the biggest demonstration possible to force them to a general election and in solidarity with every striking worker.

"We want working-class people to join us on this day to demonstrate how angry and determined we are, and fight the new wave of austerity the Government is forcing on us."

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