<p><br /> Protesters angered by proposals to increase university tuition fees brought violence and chaos to the streets once again on Wednesday.<br /> </p><p><br /> Tens of thousands of students were joined by lecturers and parents during a national day of action against the controversial changes.<br /> </p><p><br /> Organisers said the marches, occupations and sit-ins were an opportunity for protesters to make their voices heard peacefully.<br /> </p><p><br /> But Westminster bore the brunt of lawlessness a fortnight after the Millbank riot as two police officers and 11 people were injured.<br /> </p><p><br /> Scotland Yard said that 32 people had been arrested in connection with the protests. Most of them were arrested for public order offences and criminal damage.<br /> </p><p><br /> The clashes centred around a stranded police van that was ransacked and looted a short distance from the entrance to Downing Street.<br /> </p><p><br /> Police were forced to "kettle" hundreds of protesters for around four hours a short distance from the Houses of Parliament as tensions ran high.<br /> </p><p><br /> Thousands also joined protest marches in Manchester, Liverpool and Brighton as pupils walked out of school in Winchester, Cambridge, Leeds and London.<br /> </p><p><br /> Meanwhile students occupied buildings in Oxford, Birmingham, Cambridge, Bristol, Plymouth and in the capital.<br /> </p><p><br /> Two protesters were arrested in Cambridge for obstruction, one in Liverpool for egg throwing and four in Manchester for public order offences and obstruction. Two people, a 15-year-old boy and 41-year-old man, were also arrested in Brighton.<br /> </p><p><br /> In London, protesters had planned to demonstrate outside the Liberal Democrat headquarters, after leaders said they will break a pledge to abolish tuition fees.<br /> </p>
