Anti-Brexit rally draws 1 million protesters demanding new vote

An estimated one million anti-Brexit protesters rallied alongside leading politicians in central London on Saturday to demand a second referendum on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Marchers clogged the streets of central London as they walked from Hyde Park to Parliament Square to hear from the opposition Labour Party mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and deputy Labour leader Tom Watson.

Watson promised to back Theresa May’s twice-defeated political deal — breaking from the party’s position — in return for her agreement to put the withdrawal accord to a public vote. “I will support your deal,