Updated October 19th, 2019 at 19:56 IST
Brexit: People's Vote protesters flood streets in Westminster
Tens and thousands of people have flooded the streets in London as 'People's Vote March' demanding to have the final say in the future of Britain and Brexit
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As the new Brexit deal is currently discussed in the British Parliament on October 19, tens and thousands of people have swarmed the streets in London for the 'People's Vote March'. The protestors demand a 'final say' in the future of Britain and it's divorce from the 28-nation bloc. This demonstration is taking place in Parliament square where the United Kingdom lawmakers currently decide whether to delay the Brexit with several days or go ahead with Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new deal on October 31. The protesters say that they want Parliament to check whether UK citizens are happy to leave the EU under the current negotiations.
Crowds gathered in Parliament Square ready to rally for a #PeoplesVote.
— People's Vote UK (@peoplesvote_uk) October 19, 2019
Join the demands. Sign the letter from the people to the powerful https://t.co/RWGgf8s71u pic.twitter.com/FXh0tMuchG
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'Marching for our future'
The protesters under the 'People's Vote' campaign believe that they are rallying in order to have a say in their future. The demonstrators have taken to Twitter in order to post about their gathering outside the Parliament square. One of them even said, “Let's make some noise” in order to make the UK lawmakers inside the Parliament listen to their demands. People's Vote believes that it is the British citizens who are going to bear its impact the most and thus, “Brexit must go back to the people”.
Hello #PeoplesVoteMarch ! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 pic.twitter.com/EQLobnu1tw
— Chris Leslie (@ChrisLeslieMP) October 19, 2019
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What is happening in the Parliament?
PM Johnson will present his 'great new deal' for Britain's divorce from the European Union in front of UK lawmakers on October 18. Earlier the Parliament had voted in the majority for a delay in Brexit which according to PM Johnson is due on October 31 so that the country can shift its priorities onto other things. During the weekend session in Parliament, the UK PM has implored the legislators to ratify the deal which was decided on October 17 between the EU leaders and the UK during the EU summit. Moreover, Boris Johnson has also said that the lawmakers should come together as “democrats” to end this feud which has created uncertainty in the country since 2016.
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Published October 19th, 2019 at 18:40 IST
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