UK: Anti-austerity protesters accuse police of 'violence' after 15 arrested near Downing Street

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"Police have arrested 15 people, including a 16-year-old boy, following angry anti-austerity protests near Downing Street that saw a war memorial vandalised."

See the full article: Anti-austerity protesters accuse police of 'violence' after 15 arrested near Downing Street (The Independent, link)

See also: from the Metropolitan Police: UPDATED Statement following disorder in Westminster on 9 May (mynewsdesk, link)

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