Arrests at anti-austerity protest outside Downing Street
Fifteen people were arrested for a range of offences as anti-austerity protesters converged on Whitehall.
Four police officers and a member of police staff were also injured during the event.
Police injured in anti-Conservative protests
A police officer and a member of police staff are being treated in hospital after being injured during an anti-austerity campaign against the new Tory Government. The pair were part of a large police presence at the ongoing protest which began outside Conservative headquarters and moved to outside Downing Street today.
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Protesters took to the streets in anger at the new Conservative Government, just a day after David Cameron claimed victory at the ballot boxes.
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