May Day protesters gather in London in anger at proposed policing bill

Thousands of protesters congregated around Trafalgar Square and the Mall for the “Kill the Bill” demonstration from midday on Saturday

Demonstrators walk down the Mall during a ‘Kill The Bill’ protest. Picture: Renee Bailey/PA

Thousands of people have gathered in central London to demonstrate against a proposed bill which will hand greater power to police to shut down protests deemed overly noisy or disruptive.

It is the latest in a series of protests against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.