Protesters march on parliament demanding Britain rejoins the European Union
Demonstrators marked the 10th anniversary of the UK's vote to leave the European Union with a march through central London, calling for the country to rejoin the bloc. An estimated 1,500 people gathered at Temple station and proceeded to Parliament Square, waving EU flags and displaying messages s
By Helen William
Demonstrators marked the 10th anniversary of the UK's vote to leave the European Union with a march through central London, calling for the country to rejoin the bloc.
An estimated 1,500 people gathered at Temple station and proceeded to Parliament Square, waving EU flags and displaying messages such as “We Want Our Star Back” and “Citizen of Europe”.
Lord Kinnock, a former Labour leader, branded Brexit an 'unmitigated, unprecedented, continuing disaster', citing 'huge, stupendous' economic damage and a drastically altered international standing for the UK.
Protesters highlighted personal and professional impacts, including a newlywed struggling to relocate to Germany and a theoretical physicist noting significant losses in European funding and difficulties in recruiting researchers due to freedom of movement restrictions.
Organisers and participants expressed a strong desire for the UK to fully rejoin the EU, arguing that the past decade has unequivocally demonstrated Brexit's negative consequences across the economy, trade, and fundamental rights.