Thousands march in London demanding second vote on Brexit deal
Theresa May’s team is about to enter into the next round of negotiations with EU counterparts, but is still to define exactly what it wants from Britain’s future relationship with the continent
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in London on Saturday to call for a second vote on Britain’s departure from the European Union.
The anti-Brexit campaigners are to march on parliament to mark the second anniversary of the Brexit vote, demanding a “people’s vote” on whether to approve the final deal Prime Minister Theresa May strikes with the EU, if an agreement is struck at all.
“I was in deep tears when the referendum happened, it looked like the future was pretty bad,” said Chiara Liduori, a 40-year-old Italian living in London. “Brexit is awful not only because we want to keep things like it is, but because it is important to be within, in order to make changes.”
Emily Hill, 55, said she was “very much in favour of letting the people either confirm they do really want Brexit or say no”.
“I think lot of the voting was a protest vote, some people genuinely are not supportive of the EU, but I don’t believe it is the majority opinion in this country,” she added, European flag in hand.
Britain’s Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who campaigned to leave the European Union, warned May against a Brexit that was “soft, yielding and seemingly infinitely long” like toilet roll.