https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47678763
Tens of thousands are marching through central London calling for another EU referendum, as MPs search for a way out of the Brexit impasse.
Demonstrators from the "Put It To The People" campaign are marching from Park Lane to Parliament Square, before rallying in front of Parliament.
It comes after the EU agreed to delay the UK's departure from the EU.
PM Theresa May has said she will ditch plans for another vote on her Brexit deal if not enough MPs support it.
Unless that deal is passed by MPs, the UK will have to come up with an alternative plan or else face leaving without a deal on 12 April.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted a video of himself joining demonstrators holding up a 'Put it to the People' banner at the front of the march as it began.
By the way, this is the latest tally on the government website petition:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/242634/0c257d86-a523-4876-9b63-b896026c6ad0/image.png
Jesus, 4.25 million signatures?
Does that site vet signatures? Can non-UK citizens vote as well?
Before you suggest it:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-47668946
If it gets 10,000 signatures it will receive a government response, and if it gets 100,000 it will be debated in parliament. Beyond that, the numbers don't make a difference, he pointed out.
Not exactly. Parliament is much more likely to take things seriously if they have a lot of votes.
LedByDonkeys are my favourite political activists right now, throwing their own words back at them is such a brilliant tool.
Just saw some more recent aerial footage it's definitely one of the larger protests I've ever seen.
Was busy today so couldn't make it to the march itself sadly. I did just make it to Parliament Square and there are still a fair few people there even now. People walking around doing Bercow impressions shouting "ORDEERRRRR". Saw Hilary Benn (Labour MP) chatting with random people on the pavement
https://i.imgur.com/26y4YyK.jpg
I'd love to see some of those impressions.
Seems the march is the main news of the day on the BBC website:
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/168411/0bb34f1c-8cc8-4420-aa85-5ac121d5d879/image.png
and is the most read of the day.
Was there today, so fantastic to see so many like minded people. However it's still depressing knowing that May won't give a shit
Meanwhile:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/03/23/nigel-farages-brexit-walk-looks-little-thin-next-peoples-vote-march-8995199/
The former leader of the Ukip party told the crowd of about 200 pro-Brexit supporters that they are the ‘majority’, rather than the ‘one million’ protesters who descended on the capital today.
https://files.facepunch.com/forum/upload/215542/7bffbdf7-c70c-4f10-bf82-3b1cd20ac3c4/image.png
Pictured: The average idiot in the UK, 2019, colorized.
"Mrs. PM, Nigel and his mates here represent the silent majority of this country, not the millions of people that have marched against brexit"
Maths, or any kind of intellectual pursuit really, was never Nige's strong-point.
When you consider that the UK's population is 66 million, that is a considerable portion able to just come out and protest.
Maybe it's indicative of something more than the improvement May's last vote had?
It's even crazier when you realise that the population of London is 8 million.
From the hardcore brexiteers I know, roughly four people turned up for their pro-brexit march, which along with 'quote from man on street saying brexit is good' signaled a fantastic turnout.
Four vs. Fourty Thousand.
If you're wondering what their thoughts on the protest are by the way, it's just a photo of the wonder woman protester (with a few hundred behind) with a few 😂 faces.
Oh hey I was there, wasn't in the March itself but rather on the Pavement, was really interesting to see all the flags (I'm gonna sound like a nerd here), you had off the top of my head, White Roses, Saint Piran's Flags, West Midlands Flags, a Number of LGBT Flags, Federated Europe, Solid Red Flags, Welsh, Manx, Scottish and Ulster Flags, Irish Flags, a couple of EU country flags and I even saw a British Republic Flag at one point, and those were just the ones I saw from the ground. Really shows how the country has united against Brexit. Also a huge kudos to the Met and City police for keeping everything running smoothly.
Sorry, you need to Log In to post a reply to this thread.