{"id":313822,"date":"2017-06-21T12:03:43","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T11:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/day-of-rage-protesters-target-queens-speech-to-bring-down-the-government\/"},"modified":"2017-06-21T12:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T11:03:43","slug":"day-of-rage-protesters-target-queens-speech-to-bring-down-the-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/day-of-rage-protesters-target-queens-speech-to-bring-down-the-government\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Day of Rage\u2019 protesters target Queen\u2019s Speech to \u2018bring down the government\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        Up to 2,000 people will march on Downing Street to \u201cbring down the government\u201d over its response to the Grenfell Tower fire, amid appeals to ensure their grievances are not overshadowed by violence.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Three protests, including a <em>\u201cday of rage\u201d<\/em> demonstration, are being held to coincide with the Queen\u2019s Speech, the formal unveiling of the government\u2019s legislative agenda.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/393088-theresa-may-leadership-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.06\/thumbnail\/5947a612c36188e74b8b457a.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Toby Melville\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1490621807662608\/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D\">One protest organized by the Movement for Justice By Any Means Necessary (MJF)<\/a>, will demand local housing for the displaced residents of Grenfell Tower and for all residents who do not have immigration papers to be given a permanent right to remain in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Organizer Karen Doyle told RT what happened at Grenfell Tower amounts to <em>\u201cmass murder\u201d<\/em> and the government must be held accountable.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhat happened in Grenfell \u2026 was the result of a government that has consistently put business interests and money and profits above the lives and safety of people &#8211; working class people, immigrants &#8211; for years. They\u2019re being squeezed out of London to make way for big business.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are furious. We are so furious at what happened in Grenfell &#8211; potentially 100 lives lost from negligence and disdain of poor and immigrant communities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Doyle added: <em>\u201cWe want to take that anger to parliament and we want to say that this government has got to go. This is the day Theresa May tries to get back to business as usual and we\u2019re not prepared to let that happen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Other events on Wednesday include a demonstration organized by Stand Up to Racism called <em>\u201cProtest the Queen\u2019s Speech &#8211; no to May \/ DUP racism &amp; bigotry!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>London Socialist Party is hosting a Facebook event called <em>\u201cMay Must Go! Protest the Queen\u2019s Speech.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wAtubngM1no?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Those taking part in the protests have been urged to remain peaceful, amid fears that anger over the Grenfell disaster could be hijacked for violent means.<\/p>\n<p>The Clement James Centre, which has been helping Grenfell Tower residents, \u00a0told the Guardian that affected residents <em>\u201cdo not want their grief hijacked for any violent or destructive means.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Asked about his support for the demonstrations, Labour\u2019s Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said he backed the right to take direct action but only if it is peaceful. He urged protesters to <em>\u201cfollow the lead of Gandhi.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday, people have got the right to be angry. What they haven\u2019t got is the right to be violent,\u201d<\/em> he told the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Tories have <em>\u201cno right to govern,\u201d<\/em> and that Labour would exploit May\u2019s weak mandate in the House of Commons to reverse Conservative cuts to public services.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/epO97_oT5Y0?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>May\u2019s speech will be \u2018her first and last,\u2019 Tories say<\/h2>\n<p>May\u2019s agenda was stripped of Tory pledges after May\u2019s election campaign left her party without enough MPs to pass more contentious plans. Instead, she focused on what little clout she has on pushing through Brexit.<\/p>\n<p>May was\u00a0forced to endure the embarrassment of putting her Queen\u2019s Speech before parliament without knowing if it can be passed. She wrote it having failed to secure the support of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) MPs needed for her Commons majority.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/393200-brexit-negotiations-davis-eu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.06\/thumbnail\/5948e15ac46188ae3d8b45d2.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Francois Lenoir\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking ahead of her speech, May appeared to acknowledge the limitations of her plans.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe election result was not the one I hoped for, but this government will respond with humility and resolve to the message the electorate sent,\u201d<\/em> May said in a statement, which suggests criticism of her remote response to the Grenfell Tower fire has hit home.<\/p>\n<p>A string of promises from her manifesto have been\u00a0ditched, including U-turns on plans to axe universal school meals, and dump the triple lock on pensions. The major roll-out of new grammar schools also looks set to be put on ice.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Tory backbencher told the Independent: <em>\u201cThis is going to be her first and last Queen\u2019s Speech.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cShe has very little leeway to get things through &#8211; if you look at grammar schools for example, how can that possibly be a part of it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe whips are going to be telling her, \u2018you have very little political capital. Don\u2019t waste it on things like that.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Another backbencher told the newspaper the Queen\u2019s Speech will be all about Brexit.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt will be Brexit-heavy because that\u2019s pretty much the only big thing that everyone can agree needs to happen &#8211; putting disagreements about how it will happen aside.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Number 10 \u2018chaos\u2019 holds up deal with Tories<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Tories have held talks on forging a \u201cconfidence and supply\u201d deal with the DUP, which has 10 MPs.<\/p>\n<p>Sources in Northern Ireland told the Press Association, however, that <em>\u201cnegotiations haven\u2019t proceeded in a way that DUP would have expected.\u201d<\/em> The party is urging the government to give <em>\u201cgreater focus\u201d<\/em> to negotiations, with a warning that it <em>\u201ccan\u2019t be taken for granted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The DUP has blamed chaos in Number 10 for the hold-up of a deal. One DUP source told The Times that dealing with Downing Street was like wading through treacle to get the simplest thing done.<\/p>\n<p>After initial signs of progress, the Tories were forced to row back on a premature announcement that agreement had been reached, and talks have now dragged for 11 days without reaching a conclusion.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VRwWIY8z094?showinfo=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>May\u2019s deputy, Damian Green, the first secretary of state, told the BBC there\u2019s <em>\u201cstill \u2026 every possibility of a DUP deal. The talks have been taking place in a constructive way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He added: <em>\u201cClearly, two political parties, we have some differences. But we have a lot in common.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe\u2019re both unionist parties at heart. We\u2019re both obviously very concerned with combatting terrorism, we both have similar views about delivering a good Brexit for this country and obviously we\u2019re both very, very concerned with the Irish border issue.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>May will need the DUP to back her legislative program when it goes to a vote next week in order to stay in Number 10. Sources on both sides suggested that a deal may be ready by Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/393337-grenfell-rage-may-protest\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up to 2,000 people will march on Downing Street to \u201cbring down the government\u201d over its response to the Grenfell Tower fire, amid appeals to ensure their grievances are not overshadowed by violence. 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