Just few days before triggering of Article 50 that will
usher the UK’s exit out of the European Union, several demonstrators numbering
tens of thousands have come together to stage an anti-Brexit protest in central
London.
On getting to Parliament Square, the demonstrators observed
some silence as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives during the
terror attack in Westminster last Wednesday.
"Before we talk about Brexit, before we call on any of
the speakers, we need to recognise that something really bad happened not far
from here just the other day," said Alastair Campbell, the former Tony
Blair spin doctor and Remain campaigner.
The protesters who were numbered between 25,000 to 100,000
demands that the UK should not exit the EU. Some were also seen being wrapped
in the EU flag, while others had the EU’s golden stars designed on their faces.
Some had the inscription "Better Together" and "Don't Brexit my
future".
One of the protesters, German-Russian Katya, who attended
with her British husband Daniel, expressed to Sky News: "I feel I'm part
of this country and I want the multicultural tolerant country back that I've
come to."
Katya also said, even in the impending Article 50
triggering, "We need to show the world that not everyone is behind the
hard Brexit that the Government stands for."
On his part, her husband Daniel said the EU referendum had uncovered
a side of the country he didn't recognise.
"It's not what I grew up with and it's not what most
people in this country stand for - this intolerance and division".
In its place, he said, attending the march was a show of
support for a Britain that can be "inclusive, tolerant and outward
looking".
Despite the terror attack last Wednesday, organisers of the
London march refused to call off the event after the, saying in a statement:
"We will not be intimidated. We will stand in unity and solidarity.
"We will march on the heart of our democracy and
reclaim our streets in honour and respect of those that fell."
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