07 Mar 2023 | 10:43 AM UTC
UK: Healthcare activists to demonstrate in London March 11
Healthcare activists to hold protest march in central London, UK, March 11; increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
Healthcare activists plan to demonstrate in central London on March 11 in support of emergency funding for the National Health Service. Attendees will gather at Warren Street Station on Tottenham Court Road at 12:00 and then march to Downing Street. The march route is likely to include Tottenham Court Road, Charing Cross Road, Trafalgar Square, and Whitehall. A large gathering is likely.
Authorities will implement additional security measures in the area to monitor the demonstration. The action itself and related security measures will likely result in localized business and transport disruptions. The event is likely to pass off peacefully.
Advice
Avoid the demonstration as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services. Allow extra time for travel across central London on March 11.