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:
Our reporter Ashley Cowburn is speaking to protesters who desperately want a second referendum, including some who voted to leave last time.
Plenty of left-wing activists on today’s march, but plenty of Conservative supporters too. One Boris Johnson lookalike has been waving to the crowds.
More Labour MPs looking very happy to be taking part in the march for a second referendum.
People of all ages are attending today’s march and are sharing how they feel about the Brexit process.
“We have come here today because we feel like our future has been stolen from us,” 18-year-old Phoebe Poole told Reuters. “It is our generation that is going to have to live with the consequences of this disaster.”
Gareth Rae, 59, from Bristol, said: “I would feel differently if this was a well-managed process and the government was taking sensible decisions. But it is complete chaos. The country will be divided whatever happens and it is worse to be divided on a lie.”
A group called Brass Against Brexit have been entertaining the crowds with some Euro-themed tunes. “We’ll be playing New Orleans jazz, a bit of pop and the European anthem,” said band leader James Lancaster.
Huge numbers of protesters are now streaming into Parliament Square, where a rally will be held shortly.
Tom Watson, the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Sadiq Khan and other political figures are expected to take to the stage and address the crowd.
The size of the march means that thousands remain at its starting point in Park Lane.
Chuka Ummuna, the former Labour MP who recently left the party for the newly formed Independent Group, is at today's march.
He called for a People's Vote at the launch of the campaign in April 2018.
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