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Thousands lead rallying cry to save our homes
Politicians join demo to stop cruel Bill
CAMPAIGNERS and politicians marched together in their thousands against the Conservatives’ “destructive” Housing Bill this weekend.
The streets of Westminster were filled with angry protesters demanding for the Bill to be scrapped, many comparing the demonstration with the 1980s anti-Poll Tax movement.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was uncharacteristically absent from the march with a leg injury, but sent a message of solidarity through his shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
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