Sunday, June 26, 2016

Anti-BREXIT Protest Breaks London Street As 2.5million sign petition demanding a second EU referendum and MP calls for Commons to overturn result

Nigel Farage has slammed protesters and an MP demanding a second EU referendum, saying 'it's not the best of three'. 
His comments comer as thousands flooded the streets of London to demonstrate against Thursday's Brexit result, and more than 2.5million people signed a petition asking for another vote.
Labour MP David Lammy said today that politicians should vote to overturn the 'non-binding' decision in Parliament for the sake of the economy.
But Ukip leader Farage, who hailed the result as 'a new dawn' for Britain on Thursday morning, said another vote was 'the last think I want to see', reports The Sunday Mirror.
He previously credited votes in Labour heartlands for the Brexit result, and again today claimed that Lammy's demands that MPs 'ignore the referendum result' would drive more of their voters to Ukip.  
Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 2million signatures within a day
Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 2million signatures within a day
This woman stood alone holding a sign simply saying 'so long "Great" Britain' during the protests today
This woman stood alone holding a sign simply saying 'so long "Great" Britain' during the protests today
Demonstrators waved EU flags, held posters saying 'Yes 2 EU' and banners claiming the older population had 'stole our future'
A heat map reveals most of the signatures were from north London and areas with high numbers of students, such as Cambridge and Oxford
By lunch time today the petition (pictured left) had already attracted more than 120,000 signatures. A heat map (right) reveals most of the signatures were from north London and areas with high numbers of students, such as Cambridge and Oxford
Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 2million signatures within a day.
The protests came despite a record 33.5million people taking part in the referendum - the highest in any election since 1992 - in which Leave won with 51.9 per cent, a margin of 1,269,501 votes.
Today, Lammy said some 'leave' supporters now regret their votes and we should not destroy the economy 'on the basis of lies and the hubris of Boris Johnson.' 
Already, 2.5million people have signed the petition, which the Government must now consider debating in the House of Commons, which it must do for any which gets more than 100,000 names. 
But the majority of signatures are from people in London and areas with a high population of students, which predominantly voted Remain, meaning the result may not be any different.
Thousands came from north London, Cambridge and Oxford, while more than 3,000 of David Cameron's constituents also signed the petition.

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