Thousands of people from across the UK marched from the Bank of England to Westminster on Saturday to protest planned government spending cuts.
At least 50,000 and up to 75,000 people were expected to participate in central London, a police spokesman said at the start of the march near the Bank of England.
The People's Assembly Against Austerity, which organised the rally, says the new Conservative government will deliver "nasty, destructive cuts" to the National Health Service, welfare, education and public services. It staged the march "right on the doorstep of the very people who created the crisis in the first place, and marching to the doorstep of Parliament," according to a statement on its website.
The Conservative's surprise outright victory in last month's election means they can implement their manifesto without having to offer concessions to coalition partners.
