Brexit march: '1 million' Put It To The People protesters stage historic rally for a second referendum
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Your support makes all the difference.Some one million people were estimated to have joined the Put It To The People march in central London today, organisers said.
Organised by the People’s Vote, Britain for Europe and Open Britain, protesters demanded the public be given a final say on the Brexit process.
Campaigners seeking a second referendum started in Park Lane at midday before gathering at Parliament Square for a series of speeches, with demonstrators tailing back through the route shown on aerial footage.
On stage Labour’s deputy leader Tom Watson addressed Theresa May's own speech this week when she told voters fed up of Brexit that "I am on your side".
He said: “Have a look out of the window prime minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Here are the people. Theresa May - you don’t speak for us.”
And Michael Heseltine told marchers that the EU represented "parliamentary democracies working together with power based on a shared sovereignty far in excess of anything any one of us could achieve individually" over decades.
People came from across the country to join the demonstration. Sorcha Kirker, 27, travelled from Orkney and told The Independent: "This is too important to miss because of something like geography. It’s our future."
The march took place as Ms May fought to stay in office, with ministers reportedly plotting to oust her. In a letter to MPs she did not guarantee that she would bring her deal back to the Commons for a third meaningful vote, amid suspicions it would fail to pass again.
See below how we covered the march live:
A group of left-wing activists kicked off today’s events by unfurling of a large banner over Westminster Bridge that read “Love socialism, hate Brexit”.
The stunt was organised by a group calling itself the “Left Bloc” which is supported by Labour MPs, including Clive Lewis and Kate Osamor, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, trade unions and grassroots campaigners.
Around 100 British expats have rallied in the Spanish capital Madrid against Britain leaving the EU, the Press Association is reporting.
The protesters chanted slogans against Brexit and many also held up homemade signs, including “17,410,742 people need a good spanking,” in reference to the number who voted to leave in 2016.
The gathering is, somewhat ironically, taking place in the city’s Margaret Thatcher Plaza.
Physicist and former keyboardist Brian Cox has joined the march in London today. And he approves of your music-themed placards.
When it comes to placards, today’s protesters are performing magnificently. Here’s some of the best signs we’ve spotted so far:
More from today’s other Brexit protest – the March to Leave event organised by Nigel Farage.
The former UKIP leader was interrupted by footage of him endorsing Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican who was accused of sexual misconduct.
Drone footage just in from Farage’s March to Leave rally shows the somewhat paltry numbers in attendance.
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