Bush effigy toppled at anti-war protest

THOUSANDS of anti-war protesters cheered last night as an effigy of President George W Bush was toppled as part of a huge demonstration against his controversial visit to Britain.

As Mr Bush was entertained in Buckingham Palace, a few hundred yards away in London’s Trafalgar Square a papier-mâché statue was dragged to the ground, sending a stark message from people opposed to the war in Iraq.

The Stop The War Coalition (STWC) said up to 200,000 people joined the protest, making it the biggest weekday demonstration ever held in this country.