Disability activists and UK Uncut protest against welfare changes in Oxford Circus

The Guardian reports:

London's busiest shopping area was brought to a standstill as people in wheelchairs chained themselves together to protest against the government's welfare reforms on Saturday.

Members of the direct action group UK Uncut and disability campaign groups chanted, waved banners and banged drums in the middle of Oxford Circus, blocking off its link with Regent Street and causing traffic jams.

Fifteen people in wheelchairs chained themselves to railings, and were soon joined by hundreds of others.

The groups are protesting against the welfare reform bill, which they say means hundreds of thousands of families will lose their homes or become "imprisoned" inside them.

Josie McDermot, a 32-year-old UK Uncut supporter, said: "The welfare reform bill is cruel and unnecessary, and this protest is an essential way to persuade the government to scrap its plans.

"It is typical bully tactics by the government to force marginalised people in society to pay for the economic downturn while letting bonuses run wild and rich companies continue tax dodging to the tune of £25bn."...

Some tweets from supporters:

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