Protesters Aim To 'Shut Down London' On, So Called, 'Day Of Rage'

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Attendees have been urged to keep their activities peaceful, amid concerns that the disaster may be hijacked for violent means.

The Queen's Speech will be laid out later today (Wednesday) and will see the Prime Minister describe her plans for key issues such as Brexit.

Despite all the chatter online however, the actual event was quite small, with handfuls of protesters gathering in west London and a few hundred saying they would attend on the official "Day of Rage" Facebook page.

But what is the Day of Rage, who are the Movement for Justice and why do they want to "shut down London"?

The Clement James Centre, which has been helping Grenfell residents, said: "There has been a "Day of Rage" announced for Wednesday, trying to bring London to a standstill".

However, London is going through an extremely turbulent period with the various terrorist-incidents, the Grenfell tower fire and the instability and political anger surrounding the General Election.

Twitter users also laid into Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, who has already come under fire for failing to condemn the protest march.

They fear protests planned for today by the Marxist group Movement for Justice to "shut down London" will only impede relief efforts.

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'We will not accept those brush-offs and diversions, we will not settle for less than the destruction of May's coalition of austerity and bigotry - we must bring down this government'.

They are "seeking the permanent right to remain in the United Kingdom for all Grenfell Tower residents", says The Guardian, and will also call for survivors to take over unoccupied flats in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. "Violence does not work, it's counter-productive.You lose the message in violence".

Gard and Doyle, along with two others, were convicted of assaulting Conservative Party Chairman Brian Mawhinney and his wife at a similar protest targeting the Queen's speech in 1995.

Stand Up To Racism has organised a demo for 6pm called: "Protest the Queen's speech - no to May/DUP racism & bigotry!"

'They're angry, they're grieving but they are working to bring about positive change and action through conversations with the right people'.

The activists are meeting at Shepherds Bush Green in the morning to make signs and banners aimed at Theresa May and austerity cuts across the UK. "Protest the Queen's Speech" demonstration held by the London Socialist Party, both in Parliament Square.

People had the legitimate right to protest as long as it was peaceful, said Mr McDonnell, adding that people did not have the right to be violent.

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