Hundreds join city centre march calling for Brexit to be cancelled
HUNDREDS OF people marched through Leeds city centre last night to protest against Brexit.
Campaign group Leeds for Europe called the protest as they launched a new campaign, titled Brexit Divides Us – Let’s Stay Together. Around 300 people were on the march at its height. It began at City Square before heading along Boar Lane, Duncan Street, New Market Street, Vicar Lane and the Headrow.
In City Square, the crowd heard from Richard Wilson, head of Leeds for Europe. He said: “This process has been going on and on and time is running out for this Government and this Brexit process.
“It’s clear that Theresa May’s strategy is to run down the clock until we are faced with a catastrophic Theresa May Brexit or a catastrophic no-deal Brexit. But we have a better plan – no Brexit.”
Mr Wilson said none of the Brexit options currently on the table satisfy the majority of people and that the only option that would satisfy the majority of people would be cancelling Brexit – and that this would be a democratic outcome.
Mr Wilson said the aim of the campaign was to bring people together around “peace, freedom, security and democracy”.
Rush hour traffic was disrupted as the march made its way through the city centre. Protesters chanted for a second referendum – or People’s Vote – as they marched for 30 minutes to Victoria Gardens in front of Leeds Art Gallery.
The crowd heard from former Green Party leader Natalie Bennett. “It is very clear that Theresa May is not in control,” she said. She drew a comparison with a campaign to save trees in Sheffield, saying: “People power works”.