'It is our future': children call time on climate inaction in UK

Thousands of young people take time out of school to join protests across the country

Some wore school uniform, with ties askew in St Trinian's fashion, others donned face paint, sparkly jackets and DM boots. The youngest clutched a parent's hand as people gathered in the sunshine in Parliament Square in London, a few metres from the politicians they say are letting down a generation.

They carried homemade placards, with slogans full of humour, passion and hope that the voices of thousands of children and young people would be heard.