Is Brexit canceled? Are the people of Britain about to have their vote overturned in the name of “good EU relations”? Today is the deadline for the U.K. to leave the European Union, but a combination of Prime Minister Theresa May’s poor negotiating skills and a parliament that overwhelmingly prefers to be in the union has led to at least one delay already.
In this updating feed, Liberty Nation will be following the protests, the marches, the speeches and the key players as a nation takes to the streets to demand their vote is respected. Keep checking back in throughout the day.
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We will fight them again, and we will beat them once more. #BrexitBetrayal pic.twitter.com/5tEnnxMJh9
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) March 29, 2019
Nigel Farage speaking in Parliament Square saying “We are in enemy territory.”
Getting busy in Parliament Square:
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of Brexit supporters take part in the "March to Leave" protest at Parliament Square in London #BrexitDay #WithdrawalAgreement pic.twitter.com/mVkRwYHX9o
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) March 29, 2019
For those of you wondering about Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement and what it entails, check out this video:
‘This is a deal that a nation signs only after having been defeated at war’
Economist @yanisvaroufakis criticises Theresa May on Brexit. #bbcqt pic.twitter.com/5JZCoZ5krH— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) March 28, 2019
The Brexit marches begin in Parliament Square:
https://twitter.com/Simfly1/status/1111657324043816964
WATCH | The streets of London are packed with British patriots demanding the Brexit we voted for, but behind the scenes politicians are working to delay it yet again. A political revolution is coming if we have another set of European elections…pic.twitter.com/OjF3i2EOos
— Leave.EU (@LeaveEUOfficial) March 29, 2019
Prime Minister Theresa May’s Withdrawal Agreement has failed for the third time. There is no parliamentary support for it, there is no public support for it. Is this the final straw in May’s leadership?
Brexiteers begin to gather for a march on Parliament square. Some led by Nigel Farage, others by the United Kingdom Independence Party, and others who are not aligned with any political organization.
Ranks of Brexit Marchers Swelling – https://t.co/Nvzd2wcL6S
— Honourable Andy Wigmore JPs (@andywigmore) March 29, 2019
For many British people, today has overtones of 1450, which was one of the key factors in the Wars of the Roses. Jack Cade led a popular revolt and a march on London that shook the very foundations of the nation. While it is not expected that any of today’s participants will resort to violence or rioting (and any form of illegal disruption is being STRONGLY warned against by march leaders), there is a growing feeling that the historic Brexit vote being ignored by Parliament is the first step to a more authoritarian country.
Conservative Member of Parliament, Priti Patel, is regarded as one of the few pro-Brexit politicians in the country. Here she gives a speech in the House of Commons outlining why PM Theresa May’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement (WA) ties the U.K. to the EU almost indefinitely.
WATCH | @patel4witham "Agreeing this motion will mean we face a a Brexit deal dreamed up, drafted and decided by the EU. This is not what the country voted for"
👏👏 Spot on from Priti, true Brexiteers will vote down the deal this afternoon! pic.twitter.com/nj2Ig5Ru4t
— Leave.EU (@LeaveEUOfficial) March 29, 2019
In advance of the various rallies taking place, crowds are beginning to gather:
Another 2 hours to go until we start and the crowd is already enormous.
UKIP: Make Brexit Happen Rally
4.30pm speakers start, Whitehall.#MakeBrexitHappen pic.twitter.com/mNqpjlBJLV
— UK Independence Party (@UKIP) March 29, 2019
The official Brexit day is no longer even known. This graphic sums up the various options quite nicely:
Brexit, Brexit, Brexit https://t.co/3wtJ3eIJpD pic.twitter.com/Zc8ASoi7Yp
— Klas Bergström (@Klasknivsta) March 29, 2019
