Thousands march in London for a second Brexit referendum
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Hundreds of thousands of pro-Europeans from across Britain convened in London on Saturday calling for another referendum on EU membership with the country mired in political paralysis over Brexit. Opponents of Britain's departure from the European Union gatheThousands march in London for a second Brexit referendum
Hundreds of thousands of pro-Europeans from across Britain convened in London on Saturday calling for another referendum on EU membership with the country mired in political paralysis over Brexit. Opponents of Britain's departure from the European Union gathered near Hyde Park at noon and prepared to converge on Westminster in what organisers are calling the «Put it to the people march». Speakers including Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and opposition Labour deputy leader Tom Watson will then address the crowds at a mass rally outside parliament. «Brexit is a complete and utter mess,» Khan said on the eve of the event. «I'll be marching on Saturday with people from every part of our country -- from every walk of life -- to demand that the British people get the final say.» The protest -- set to be one of the largest in the capital in decades -- comes after EU leaders this week granted a delay to Brexit, prompting Prime Minister Theresa May to make a renewed bid to win MPs' backing for her divorce deal. However she faces daunting odds with lawmakers deadlocked for months over how to implement the 2016 referendum vote to leave, reflecting... Read more