Skip to main content
Work with the NEU
Thousands brave the rain to bash Boris
Mayor fingered for role in homes shortages

MORE than 3,000 Londoners marched through freezing rain at the weekend to bash Boris Johnson over his deals with private property developers.

The two blocs of March for Homes — one coming from east, the other from south London — assembled at the capital’s City Hall, where Mayor Johnson works.

Speaking at the Elephant & Castle start point, activist and University of the Arts student union president Shelly Asquith said: “This is about more than housing, this is about an assault on the welfare state.

Hundreds squat flats slated for gentrification

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
TORY HIGH SOCIETY:  Sir John Ritblat
Features / 19 September 2025
19 September 2025

It is rather strange that Labour continues to give prestigious roles to inappropriate, controversy-mired businessmen who are also major Tory donors. What could Labour possibly be hoping to get out of it, asks SOLOMON HUGHES