HUNDREDS of protesters turned out in Worcester to voice their anger at the government's decision to suspend parliament.

The 'Stop the Coup' event saw residents and political party members take to the streets to attack the Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision.

The organisers of the event were keen to stress that the rally was not about Brexit, and was instead about the 'dangerous precedent' set by prorogation.

Mike Cross, one of the organisers, said: "What this is not about is Brexit.

"We are here representing the trade unions and we have no particular position on Brexit because roughly half of union members voted either way in the referendum.

"What it is about is democracy, we are concerned about the shutdown, which is the biggest constitutional decision since the Second World War."

The event featured speeches from several local figures, including Stephen Kearney, the Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidate for Worcester.

He said Britain is facing the rise of Fascism, and called for change at government level.

He said: "I think that what is going on at the moment is that this shutdown is undermining the will of the people, and it is critical that we stick up to this because, in my opinion, this has started the rise of fascism in Britain.

"We need to stop the rise of (Dominic) Cummings and Johnson - they embarrassed the Queen and I think that is outrageous."

In his speech to the crowd, Mr Kearney attacked the city's MP Robin Walker, calling him a "weak, careerist hypocrite".

During his speech, a member of the public passing by shouted: "You are a traitor" at Mr Kearney.

The protest in Worcester follows several other similar demonstrations around the country in cities including Glasgow, London, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle & Oxford, as well as a march in Malvern on August 30.

Labour councillor and parliamentary candidate for Worcester Lynn Denham said: "I never thought I would see the day when we had a demonstration in Worcester to stop a coup and defend democracy.

"Worcester has historically fought for democracy throughout the past, and I guess until recently no-one really had ever heard of the word 'prorogue'.

"Whatever your view on Brexit is, we need our MPs to be able to scrutinise the government. I want my MP to be able to do that."