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| Brexit march: '1 million' rally for people's vote - live updates | Brexit march: '1 million' rally for people's vote - live updates |
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| Dan Sabbagh rounds up some of his favourite placards from this afternoon’s march. | |
| Placards left by the gates of Parliament. I do like this... pic.twitter.com/0rysTThwI7 | |
| Addressing the crowd Anna Soubry of The Independent Group, Conservatives Justine Greening and Philip Lee, Green Caroline Lucas, the Lib Dem’s Jo Swinson, the SNP’s Ian Blackford and Labour’s David Lammy and Rosena Alin Khan took it in turns to criticise the Brexit process. | |
| Ms Soubry urged her parliamentary colleagues to “put your country first, get into the lobbies and vote for a People’s vote”. | |
| Mr Blackford said: “No parliamentarians should be going through the lobbies to make their constituents poorer.” | |
| The campaign group @ByDonkeys who have been posting the Tweets of prominent politicians in the run-up to the referendum on billboards around the country unfurled a banner with a Tweet from Brexiteer David Davis in which he said: “If a democracy cannot change, it ceases to be a democracy.” | The campaign group @ByDonkeys who have been posting the Tweets of prominent politicians in the run-up to the referendum on billboards around the country unfurled a banner with a Tweet from Brexiteer David Davis in which he said: “If a democracy cannot change, it ceases to be a democracy.” |
| “If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.” - @DavidDavisMP Parliament Square, London23rd March 2019 pic.twitter.com/SBQGVMF83N | “If a democracy cannot change its mind, it ceases to be a democracy.” - @DavidDavisMP Parliament Square, London23rd March 2019 pic.twitter.com/SBQGVMF83N |
| Writer Caitlin Moran shared an image of her placard on Instagram | Writer Caitlin Moran shared an image of her placard on Instagram |
| I mean #peoplesvotemarch | I mean #peoplesvotemarch |
| A post shared by Caitlin Moran (@mscaitlinmoran) on Mar 23, 2019 at 8:26am PDT | A post shared by Caitlin Moran (@mscaitlinmoran) on Mar 23, 2019 at 8:26am PDT |
| Following his speech, deputy Labour leader Mr Watson tweeted: “The Prime Minister claims she speaks for Britain. | Following his speech, deputy Labour leader Mr Watson tweeted: “The Prime Minister claims she speaks for Britain. |
| “Well, have a look out of the window, Prime Minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. | “Well, have a look out of the window, Prime Minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. |
| “Theresa May: you don’t speak for us. PutItToThePeople.” | “Theresa May: you don’t speak for us. PutItToThePeople.” |
| The Prime Minister claims she speaks for Britain. Well, have a look out of the window Prime Minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. Theresa May: you don’t speak for us. #PutItToThePeople pic.twitter.com/wnKOrtmoO8 | The Prime Minister claims she speaks for Britain. Well, have a look out of the window Prime Minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. Theresa May: you don’t speak for us. #PutItToThePeople pic.twitter.com/wnKOrtmoO8 |
| Lara has come from France to show her support for Britain remaining in the EU. | Lara has come from France to show her support for Britain remaining in the EU. |
| David Lammy: "Are you listening Theresa May...are you listening Jeremy Corbyn" before asking the crowd to shout "they lied" again and again after reciting the names Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nigel Farage and Theresa May. It's stonking speech... | David Lammy: "Are you listening Theresa May...are you listening Jeremy Corbyn" before asking the crowd to shout "they lied" again and again after reciting the names Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Nigel Farage and Theresa May. It's stonking speech... |
| Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, urged people to secure a longer extension to the process, to allow time for a new referendum to be held. | Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, urged people to secure a longer extension to the process, to allow time for a new referendum to be held. |
| “This is now the moment of maximum opportunity – we need to avoid both the catastrophe of no-deal and the damage which would be caused by the prime minister’s bad deal. The EU’s decision to postpone things until at least April 12 has opened a window, and those of us who oppose Brexit must seize the chance it offers.” | “This is now the moment of maximum opportunity – we need to avoid both the catastrophe of no-deal and the damage which would be caused by the prime minister’s bad deal. The EU’s decision to postpone things until at least April 12 has opened a window, and those of us who oppose Brexit must seize the chance it offers.” |
| Sturgeon said the House of Commons must take back control from Theresa May and “secure a longer extension to the process, to allow time for a new referendum to be held”. | Sturgeon said the House of Commons must take back control from Theresa May and “secure a longer extension to the process, to allow time for a new referendum to be held”. |
| “The prime minister and her government have proved completely incapable of delivering on the result of the 2016 vote, which is why it is right that this should now go back to the people.” | “The prime minister and her government have proved completely incapable of delivering on the result of the 2016 vote, which is why it is right that this should now go back to the people.” |
| Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a photo from the Put it to the People march where she addressed crowds in Parliament Square. | Nicola Sturgeon tweeted a photo from the Put it to the People march where she addressed crowds in Parliament Square. |
| The Scottish First Minister wrote: “Massive crowds at Put It to the People rally in London today. Good to be there.” | The Scottish First Minister wrote: “Massive crowds at Put It to the People rally in London today. Good to be there.” |
| Caught up with @ChiOnwurah earlier, a few minutes before she spoke... pic.twitter.com/f8zkRsgSYj | Caught up with @ChiOnwurah earlier, a few minutes before she spoke... pic.twitter.com/f8zkRsgSYj |
| The deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, has called for a people’s vote to reunite the country and decide the future together. | The deputy Labour leader, Tom Watson, has called for a people’s vote to reunite the country and decide the future together. |
| He joined other political leaders marching through London before taking to the stage in Parliament Square. | He joined other political leaders marching through London before taking to the stage in Parliament Square. |
| “The prime minister claims she speaks for Britain. Well, have a look out of the window prime minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. Theresa May: you don’t speak for us.” | “The prime minister claims she speaks for Britain. Well, have a look out of the window prime minister. Open your curtains. Switch on your TV. Look at this great crowd today. Here are the people. Theresa May: you don’t speak for us.” |
| He said Labour efforts to “put aside party differences” to broker a better deal that could satisfy both leavers and remainers had failed. | He said Labour efforts to “put aside party differences” to broker a better deal that could satisfy both leavers and remainers had failed. |
| “At every turn we have been ignored. At every stage Theresa May has doubled down rather than reaching out. She has made it impossible for anyone who cares about jobs, about solidarity at home and abroad, about friendship across borders and between communities to support this Brexit.” | “At every turn we have been ignored. At every stage Theresa May has doubled down rather than reaching out. She has made it impossible for anyone who cares about jobs, about solidarity at home and abroad, about friendship across borders and between communities to support this Brexit.” |
| Watson finished his speech by saying that the only way to solve the crisis was to recognise that “we’re all in it together”. | Watson finished his speech by saying that the only way to solve the crisis was to recognise that “we’re all in it together”. |
| He said: “The way to break the stalemate is for parliament and the people to come together. The way to reunite our country is to decide on our future together. It’s time to say with one voice: put it to the people. Prime minister, you have lost control. Let the people take back control.” | He said: “The way to break the stalemate is for parliament and the people to come together. The way to reunite our country is to decide on our future together. It’s time to say with one voice: put it to the people. Prime minister, you have lost control. Let the people take back control.” |
| This photo, via @dansabbagh, is kinda amazing. Somehow captures a lot about current British left politics. #PeoplesVoteMarch pic.twitter.com/Wmd29IIMwM | This photo, via @dansabbagh, is kinda amazing. Somehow captures a lot about current British left politics. #PeoplesVoteMarch pic.twitter.com/Wmd29IIMwM |
| Unicorn makes an entrance#PutitothePeopleMarch @sloumarsh pic.twitter.com/8dzJtPA8yi | Unicorn makes an entrance#PutitothePeopleMarch @sloumarsh pic.twitter.com/8dzJtPA8yi |