London protesters clash with police at mass rally

LONDON: Police, protesters threw paint bombs and light bulbs filled with ammonia to agents in central London during a demonstration against cuts.
London's Metropolitan Police said Saturday a group of protesters dressed in black also threw paint bombs in shops and banks on the main shopping streets of Oxford Street and New Bond Street.
The group had broken up with more in March organized by the Council of Trade Unions to protest against government cuts to public services.
According to organizers, the main event drew at least 100,000 people and is also peaceful.
Tens of thousands of demonstrators crowded central London Saturday to protest against government cuts to public services, streaming across the country with banners, balloons and whistles.
The organizers of the March estimates that at least 100,000 people were joining the demonstration, which the Council of Trade Unions has called the largest demonstration of civil society for years. Police said they do not give estimates of the number of protesters, but as the afternoon of March they said had been peaceful so far.
Britain is facing 80000000000 pounds (130 billion) of public spending cuts in the coalition government of Prime Minister David Cameron, who struggles to get the deficit countries with large budget under control. The government has already raised the sales tax, but the British are preparing for deep cuts in services.
The TUC union said it believes the cuts will threaten the country's economic recovery and urged the government to create new taxes for banks and gaps that allow some companies to pay less tax.
Ed Miliband, head of the opposition Labor Party, is due at the event later in the afternoon.
The Metropolitan Police have been criticized for adopting heavy handed tactics when dealing with events in the region. In particular, they have been criticized for writing demonstrators in a small area for several hours without allowing them to leave. Police said that the so-called "kettling" procedure will be used as a last resort.
The TUC has called for a peaceful demonstration in which people walk along the official channels that have already been reached with the police. But leaflets scattered in central London by other groups have asked the protesters to leave the official route and stay in central London after the event officially ends in the afternoon.