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Thousands of demonstrators are today expected to attend a protest march in central London, demanding the Government withdraws legislation touted as the biggest shake-up of the housing system for a generation.

Opponents of the Housing Bill, which critics say is an attack on council house tenants, will come together for a mass demonstration.

Campaigners will march from Lincoln’s Inn Fields at 12pm to Parliament Square for a rally.

The legislation was introduced by the government in a bid to turn “generation rent into generation buy” – but it is claimed thousands of council house tenants could face eviction because they cannot afford huge increases in rent.

Under the new “pay to stay” measures, if a combined household income rises above £30,000 a year outside of London, or £40,000 in the capital, then councils will be required to charge the same level as the equivalent private rent sector.

The bill would also abolish lifetime tenancies in council houses, meaning the right to stay in a council house indefinitely would be withdrawn and tenancies reviewed every few years.

The government argues that the bill is a necessary reform to the housing system, which will cut spending and boost house-building and home ownership.

Jenny Densham and her daughter Bryony, a 30-year-old teaching assistant, who live together in London and have a combined income of above £40,000, are among those angry about the proposals.

Ms Densham told Sky News: “She [Bryony] can't afford to live anywhere else. She has to live with me. I'm not going to have any choice but to evict my daughter.

“She's going to be homeless. She can never, ever afford her own flat."