Published: October 20, 2018
Huge London demonstration was largest since the anti-Iraq war protest in 2003
The centre of London ground to a halt as an estimated 700,000 people from all over the United Kingdom marched peacefully on parliament to demand a second referendum on Brexit. It was the biggest outpouring of public opposition to government policy since the anti-Iraq war protest in 2003.
The number who descended on the capital to call for a “people’s vote” exceeded all expectations of both the organisers and police. Addressing the crowds, which included dozens of MPs from all political parties, the TV personality and food writer Delia Smith said Brexit threatened to cause “unmitigated chaos”.
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