Have EU seen the size of our march?
Massive anti-Brexit rally demands another vote
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets yesterday to call for a second referendum on Brexit.
Organisers of the People’s Vote march, which took place exactly two years after the UK voted to leave the European Union, said more than 100,000 people attended the rally in central London.
It came as Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urged Prime Minister Theresa May to deliver a “full British Brexit” in a newspaper article.
He said people would not tolerate a
“bog roll Brexit” that was“soft, yielding and seemingly infinitely long”.
Fellow Tory ministers Liam Fox and David Davis used interviews to insist the UK is prepared to walk away from talks with Brussels without an agreement.
The comments prompted criticism from Siemens UK chief executive, Juergen Maier, who said they were “incredibly unhelpful” and it was time to work for a more pragmatic deal with the EU.
And Scottish fruit and vegetable producers reveal today they have drawn up a new growth strategy ahead of the UK quitting the EU.
Industry leaders for the £ 1 billion market fear a slowdown in European exports and a shortage of workers once the UK leaves the EU.
SNP Brexit Minister Mike Russell used the anniversary to claim arguments between the Scottish and UK governments about the terms of leaving the EU proves “Westminster does not speak for Scotland”.
He said: “The Tories are undermining devolution, which the people of Scotland overwhelmingly voted for, to force through Brexit, which Scotland roundly rejected.”
A UK Government spokeswoman said: “We urge the Scottish Government to work with us as we get the best deal for Scotland and the rest of the UK.”
Meanwhile, around 15,000 pro- Scottish independence campaigners marched two miles from Kings Park in Stirling to Bannockburn, where Robert the Bruce claimed victory over Edward I I’ s English army in 1314.
Similar events have already been held in Dumfries and Glasgow, with marches planned for Dundee and Edinburgh.