A second protest has erupted in London in the wake of the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower which left at least 30 people dead and many others missing.
More than a thousand protesters descended on Whitehall on Friday evening as fury over the disaster came to a head.
It follows a separate protest in Kensington during the afternoon, which saw hordes of angry people storm into Kensington town hall and demand answers from the council.
Activists brought the heart of London to a standstill as they marched from the Home Office headquarters to Downing Street.
They chanted “blood on your hands”, “justice for Grenfell” and “May must go” as they marched up Horseguards Parade before coming to a stop outside the entrance to Downing Street.
Photos from the scene showed police officers intervening after a scuffle broke out while other pictures show people at the rally moved to tears by the events of the last week.
Chris Imafidon, whose home overlooks Grenfell Tower, gave an emotional address to the crowd, holding a poster for one of the young children missing in one hand and a scorched piece of cladding in the other.
He said: "I'm not here because I support the Tories, Labour or Liberals.
"I'm here because this child... on Tuesday went to bed and now nobody knows where this child is.
"I was in front of the block of flats that went up in flames and here (the cladding) is the evidence."
Organisers estimated at least 1,400 people were at in the protest in Westminster.
At the earlier rally in Kensington - which soon turned into a impromptu march - protesters chanted “we want justice” and held up photos of people who were still missing.
A list of demands from the victims were read out by one of the demonstration’s organisers, Mustafa Almansur. They included asking the council to release a full list of victims as well as pledging to rehouse all of the dispossessed within the borough. The council responded with a written statement.
Theresa May visited survivors of the blaze in Chelsea and Westminster hospital before travelling to Kensington to meet with victims and community leaders.
Following the PM's visit, Downing Street pledged £5 million would be given in aid to help victims buy clothing, emergency supplies and clothing.
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As it stands 30 people are confirmed to have died in the blaze but many others are unaccounted for and police expect the death toll to rise.
