Campaigners will join trades unionists on the streets of Liverpool and Manchester today in co ordinated demonstrations in response to George Osborne's Autumn Statement.
Anti- cuts protestors have taken to the streets in two major demonstrations in the North west.
Trades Union members joined protest groups marching in Manchester and Liverpool against the Chancellor's Autumn statement, claiming the poorest are being hardest hit.
Victoria Grimes reports.
Across Greater Manchester cuts and closures in the NHS are being opposed from Trafford, Wigan, and Bolton. The Manchester march will be supported by health campaigners from across the region.
– Karen Reissman, nurse and trades unionist, Unison.We are not just fighting to save our Accident and Emergency unit in Bolton, we are part of the fight to save all the units and all of our hospitals.'
Campaigners will join trades unionists on the streets of Liverpool and Manchester in co-ordinated demonstrations in response to George Osborne's Autumn Statement today
– Mark Krantz, Manchester Coalition Against CutsCouncil budgets for cities like Manchester and Liverpool, which have already suffered with thousands of jobs slashed and vital services shut, are now facing further cuts due to the Chancellor's announcements.