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The protesters invaded London to demand another vote on EU membership in a climate of political paralysis about Brexit.
Hundreds of thousands of protesters invaded London on Saturday to demand a new referendum on EU membership, in a climate of political paralysis following Brexit, one of the biggest protests in the country. country for decades.
The organizers said that about a million people opposed to Britain's departure from the European Union joined what they called the march "Put it to the people," going down in the capital by road and rail.
Armed with a panoply of anti-Brexit signs and European flags, they first rallied to Hyde Park before following the road of about three kilometers that leads to Westminster – hissing, cheering and songs.
"It's terrible," said a protester, Emma Sword, to AFP about the current political stalemate.
"We have to revoke Article 50 and if we can not do it, we need the vote of the people," she said, referring to the European Union's legal mechanism invoked by Britain for Brexit.
At the end of the march in front of Parliament, speakers, including Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and deputy Labor Opposition leader Tom Watson gathered the crowds all after -midday.
"We have seen how the government has ignored our warnings many times," Khan said.
"It's time to say loud and clear: enough, that's enough."
A host of other political figures also joined the protest, including independent group members who left the two main British parties – the Conservatives and Labor – earlier this year to protest against their Brexit policy.
"This cause is actually more important than any political party, more important than any tribalism, and that is what unites us," said Anna Soubry, one of the separatist legislators.
But with the demonstration coming days after European leaders have delayed Brexit, people are increasingly hoping to impose a public vote.
"The message is clear"
A majority of MPs voted against holding another referendum on the issue earlier this month, and this remains a longer-standing offer from Remainers.
But with the demonstration coming days after European leaders have delayed Brexit, people are increasingly hoping to impose a public vote.
"The message is clear: stop Brexit," said Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable, who led the march that began at lunchtime.
"We are now a country of the rest, and almost 90 percent of young voters who were not allowed to vote in 2016 would vote to stay," he added.
Calypso Latham, a 19-year-old science student, echoed this.
"I was too young to vote in the last referendum," she told the BBC.
"It's going to affect my career with research grants, so I absolutely wanted to protest."
The deadline this week for Brexit, scheduled for March 29, prompted Premier Theresa May to renew her candidacy for MPs support for her divorce deal.
If it does, Britain will leave on May 22 under the Prime Minister's withdrawal agreement with Brussels last year.
But if lawmakers undo the agreement again, as expected, London must submit a new plan or face a Brexit without agreement as early as April 12 – unless it decides to seek another extension and to hold elections to the European Parliament in May.
The organizers said that about a million people opposed to Britain's departure from the European Union joined what they called the march "Put it to the people," going down in the capital by road and rail.
"Last word"
Called by the Popular Vote pressure group, Saturday's protest follows a similar protest in October that drew half a million people.
The organizers organized hundreds of coaches and even chartered a train to bring protesters from all over the country to the capital.
Stephen Goodall, a 96-year-old veteran of the Second World War, traveled 300 km by train from southwest England, alongside four generations of his family, including his great-granddaughter.
"I am an old man and the result will not affect me, but it will also affect my family and many people I know for years to come," he said.
May has repeatedly ruled out holding another ballot on the issue, saying he would disavow the promise to honor the 2016 referendum results.
In the meantime, the main opposition Labor Party seems divided on the issue. Some members are in favor, while others representing the central and northern regions of England supported by the Liberian Party are fiercely opposed.
Watson, the deputy chief, said that he had now decided to campaign "reluctantly" in favor of a referendum and that he would only support May's agreement if that one- it was also presented to the population.
"It can only begin to bring the country together again if we all have the last word – and then live with the result," he said.
"I trust the people I represent, and they alone can solve this mess.
(With the exception of the title, this story has not been changed by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated thread.)
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