Violence flares as MPs debate fees
Violent clashes erupted in the shadow of Parliament today as thousands of protesters laid siege to the seat of power. Thousands of demonstrators flooded Westminster as legislators gathered inside the House of Commons to debate plans to treble university fees. They were met by hundreds of police dressed in protective equipment and arranged in lines up to four deep behind reinforced metal fencing. Officers were pelted with bottles, placards and paint as a flare was thrown and roadwork barriers uprooted. One group of protesters wore distinctive green hard hats and used foam placards shaped like books to jostle with police and protect themselves. Hundreds more police, including officers on…
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