Pro-EU Supporters March for Britain to Rejoin European Union
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The National Rejoin March (NRM) gathered near Hyde Park in London and was due to culminate in Parliament Square as supportive motorists beeped their horns.
Protesters brandished placards reading "the road to rejoin the EU starts here", and "rejoin, rejoice".
The NRM movement backs a return to membership of the EU which Britain left after voting in favor of Brexit in a 2016 referendum.
An exit deal was negotiated under the premiership of former Conservative Prime Minister Boris Johnson and came into force in 2021, with a review set for 2025.
Peter Corr, leader and co-founder of NRM, said he decided to organize the march as it "felt like everyone had given up" on the cause.
"Brexit was a huge mistake, we're all -- especially working class and poorer people -- paying for it and we need to do something about it," Corr, a lorry driver from the central English city of Derby, told the domestic PA news agency.
Protester Rachel Ashley, wearing over-sized star-shaped glasses, told AFP she was "just absolutely furious" about Brexit.
The leader of the Liberal Democrats, the fourth largest party in parliament, has also said voters are no longer "talking about Europe" on the doorstep.
