Brexit Branded ‘a Travesty’ as Marchers Call to Rejoin EU
Police estimated 1,500 marchers carried EU flags and banners as protesters said Brexit has hurt trade, jobs and freedom of movement.
- On Saturday, around 1,500 people joined the National Rejoin March in London, walking from Temple station to Parliament Square to demand the United Kingdom rejoin the European Union.
- The demonstration marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Brexit referendum, originally called by then-Prime Minister David Cameron, with participants branding the exit a 'travesty.'
- Former Labour leader Lord Kinnock addressed the crowd at Parliament Square, calling Brexit an 'unmitigated, unprecedented, continuing disaster' and criticizing the nation's loss of political influence.
- Professor Arttu Rajantie stated Brexit is 'really hurting our recruitment and building links with new partners in Europe,' while organiser Clare Hall noted 'life has got harder' due to increased costs.
- Banners declaring 'We Want Our Star Back' and 'Citizen of Europe' emphasized demonstrators' ongoing commitment to re-establish ties and secure the country's return to the EU.
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Brexit branded ‘unprecedented continuing disaster’ as marchers call to rejoin EU
The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in June 2016.
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Brexit branded ‘a travesty’ as marchers call to rejoin EU
The UK voted to leave the European Union in a referendum in June 2016.
A decade after the referendum that decided to leave the United Kingdom of the European Union, thousands of people are expected this Saturday (20) in London to participate in the Fourth National March for Reintegration. The act takes place three days before the anniversary of the popular consultation held on 23 June 2016, which started the process that culminated in the formal exit of the British from the European bloc.
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Some 1,500 people demonstrated this Saturday in London to demand the return of the United Kingdom to the European Union (EU), as the tenth anniversary of the referendum that gave the Brexit victory is remembered on 23 June.
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