Hundreds of thousands of protesters took to the streets of London to demand a vote on the final Brexit deal on the country’s exit from the European Union.
Led by young voters, protests organized by the popular vote campaign march towards Parliament Square in central London, where they were addressed by speakers including London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
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Organizers say 670,000 people joined the protest, with protesters from all corners of the country being transported to the British capital in 150 buses, making it the largest anti-Brexit protest to date.
Without his appearance, Khan told the BBC that “the only options now on the Prime Minister’s table are a bad Brexit deal or no deal.
“That’s a million miles from what was promised two and a half years ago. In these circumstances we ask that the British public have a say on whether to accept the outcome of the negotiations, which could be a bad deal on Brexit, could be a no deal, with the possibility of remaining in the European Union “.
Former UKIP leader and ally of President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage, is hosting a pro-Brexit protest in the northern England town of Harrogate.
Britain voted for a restrictive vote to leave the 28-nation trading bloc in the 2016 EU referendum.
Prime Minister Theresa May ruled out another referendum on the issue.
Negotiations on Britain’s exit from the EU have reached a standstill, particularly at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the only land border between the UK and an EU country.
Britain is expected to leave the EU in March 2018, but the diplomatic impasse has raised concerns that Britain may leave the EU without a trade deal, raising the prospect of economic and border chaos.
In negotiations with EU leaders in Brussels this week, May said she was open to the possibility of extending a transition period for Britain’s exit to two years after the March exit date.
During the transition period, Britain would comply with EU laws, with the future measure attracting criticism from pro-Brexit hardliners within their own party, the Conservatives.
People’s Vote activist Lord Adonis said: “Brexit is becoming dog food.
“The new chaos and confusion this week over Brexit negotiations has shown that even the best deal now available will be bad for Britain.”
