Thousands march in central London to demand more action from the government over the rising cost of living.
Starting at Portland Place, they walked to Parliament Square for a TUC rally.
Banners say “End Fuel Poverty, Isolate Homes Now,” “Nurses Not Nuclear Weapons,” and “Cut War and Not Welfare.”
Songs like I Need A Dollar and Money Money Money were played through speakers.
The TUC said its research showed that some workers had lost almost £ 20,000 since 2008 because wages had not kept pace with inflation.
Yvonne Thomas, a social worker, told Sky News: “Sometimes you look at your gas and electricity and start crying, because you don’t know which to recharge first.
“You have to work 50, 60 hours so you can pay your bills and pay the rent. That’s not acceptable in the 21st century.”
Professor Frankie Brown, 24, said: “Every day I have kids in my class who go from house to house where they don’t have enough to eat.”
Matthew Searles, a paramedic with the London Ambulance Service, told Sky News that he never imagined that in the middle of his life he would have to think about what food to buy. His current financial situation makes him feel like a student again, he added.
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Frances O’Grady, TUC’s secretary general, said it was time to “raise taxes on wealth not on workers.”
He added: “What about bankers’ bonuses? What about the boardroom that does it? What about corporate profits?”
Union leaders have confirmed that next week’s rail and metro strikes will continue, with unresolved wage, job and conditions disputes.
Boris Johnson has said the UK will overcome the cost-of-living crisis and “face the other side strongly”.
Speaking after returning from a trip to Kyiv, the Prime Minister added: “I have great sympathy for all those who face pressures caused by the cost of living. We will overcome it.”
Image: People gathered for a rally in Parliament Square
He also rejected a suggestion that a £ 21bn package announced last month by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, including a £ 400 discount on energy bills for everyone, could raise inflation.
“We don’t think that support is inflationary,” Johnson said.
“We think it’s going to go to people who need it. We think it’s completely right.”