Celebs join anti-Brexit protest
UP to 600,000 anti-Brexit protesters went on the march through central London yesterday calling for a second referendum.
Organisers claimed the huge number turned out to back The People’s Vote campaign. Police did not give an estimate
Celebs including telly chef Delia Smith, 77, and comedian Eddie Izzard, 56, were among the crowd.
The march aimed to put pressure on the Government to give Brits another poll before leaving the EU next March because people “were not informed when they voted”.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said: “Today will go down as a historic moment in our democracy.
“A moment when in their thousands, people from every corner of our country and every section of our society will take to the streets to make our voice heard. We’ve heard some complain that a public vote would be undemocratic and unpatriotic. But the opposite is true.
“The lies, the mistruths and the deceptions of the referendum campaign have now been exposed, and it’s clear the will of the people is changing.”
Delia suggested voters were not fully informed for the referendum in June 2016 but now understood “the dire consequences”.
She said: “The only way we can avoid this total madness and win back our future has to be a People’s Vote.” Brexiteer Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg, who is leading opposition to PM Theresa May’s proposed Brexit deal to quit the EU, countered: “We have already had a People’s vote. The People voted to Leave.” Celebrities also had their say on a Twitter video supporting the protest. Match of the Day host Gary Lineker, 57, funnyman Matt Lucas, 44, Star Trek’s Sir Patrick Stewart, 78, and singer Jamelia, 40, called for a second referendum in a clip posted to The People’s Vote’s social media page. Many celebs paid for buses to transport protesters from around the country to London.