Thousands protest against Brexit vote to leave European Union
3 July 2016 10:51 AM IST3 July 2016 10:51 AM IST
London voted 60 per cent in favour of remaining in the EU in referendum.
Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London today in a raucous and colourful protest against last week's referendum vote to leave the European Union. (Photo: AP)- The demonstration ended peacefully with a rally outside parliament. No police estimate of the turnout was immediately avalable but one organiser put it at 50,000.
- The vote to leave has prompted a battle within the ruling Conservative party to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron who said he would resign after the result.
- London voted 60 per cent in favour of remaining in the EU referendum, with younger voters widely in favour of staying in the bloc, but the overall result was 51.9 per cent in favour of leaving.
- Many taking part said they had been taken aback by the result of the vote. I was genuinely stunned on the morning after the vote,' said Nathaniel Samson, 25, from Hertfordshire, north of London.
- Cries of shame on you' rang out as the march halted briefly outside the Downing Street office of Prime Minister David Cameron, who had himself announced the referendum in 2013.
- Buses full of tourists cheered and cars tooted their horns in support - although one van driver, invited to honk by the crowd, shouted 'I'm for out.'
- They chanted what do we want to do? Stay in the EU,' as they headed towards the Westminster political district to a soundtrack of songs including Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up' and Whitney Houston's I Will always Love You.'
- Most of the marchers were draped in EU flags while others waved banners bearing slogans such as I'm with EU' or simply Wrexit.'
Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London today in a raucous and colourful protest against last week\'s referendum vote to leave the European Union.
London voted 60 per cent in favour of remaining in the EU in referendum.
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