{"id":30285,"date":"2019-10-23T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T07:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevoiceoflondon.co.uk\/?p=30285"},"modified":"2019-10-23T08:30:35","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T07:30:35","slug":"has-the-peoples-vote-march-made-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/has-the-peoples-vote-march-made-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the People&#8217;s Vote March made a difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Thousands of people took to the streets of London this weekend to march through the capital for the People&#8217;s Vote. The anti-Brexit protesters marched at the same time MPs sat in the House of Commons discussing Prime Minister Boris Johnson&#8217;s new deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We went down to the march and filmed it as it happened.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The People&#039;s Vote March | Hannah Wilson\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l_DKSD1jBns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were a number of signs carried throughout the march and the presence of the European Union flag was unmistakable.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30285 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/has-the-peoples-vote-march-made-a-difference\/20191019_123556\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123556-e1575205527885-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/has-the-peoples-vote-march-made-a-difference\/20191019_123631\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/12\/20191019_123631-e1575205492501-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3>Has the march actually made a difference?<\/h3>\n<p>There has been little response to the event from MPs but many on Twitter have deemed it a success.<\/p>\n<p>A video from the day went viral over the past week as a protester demanded an &#8220;informed vote&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely brilliant demolition of the arguments against a confirmatory referendum from Rachel in Parliament Square. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NtS5vvJvf9\">pic.twitter.com\/NtS5vvJvf9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dougie (@DougieMacM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DougieMacM\/status\/1185575086952275969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has written an article for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.co.uk\/entry\/brexit-latest_uk_5daed3f9e4b0422422cb51ce\">Huffington Post<\/a> about the difficulties currently facing Brexit negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>He said:&#8221;There is anger and dismay in the country at present\u00a0directed at parliament. But I appeal to MPs to think about two years\u2019 time: imagine the anger then, when we are back confronting the same no-deal or bad deal choice, but this time already out of Europe and with the livelihood of their constituents at risk.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s next for the People&#8217;s Vote?<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_30356\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30356\" class=\"wp-image-30356\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/thevoiceoflondon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2019\/10\/letterpeoplesvote-e1571759677472.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"502\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: www.peoples-vote.uk\/letter<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The group is\u00a0now asking people to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoples-vote.uk\/letter\"> &#8216;SEND A LETTER FROM THE PEOPLE TO THE POWERFUL&#8217;\u00a0 <\/a>in a petition created on Saturday the 19th.<\/p>\n<p>As of the 22nd October, 298,740 people have signed the letter, which asks MPs to propose another vote.<\/p>\n<p>The group also reached their funding target of \u00a3550,000 for the Let Us Be Heard march, having raised a total of \u00a3562,720.20.<\/p>\n<p>The funds were used to pay for social media, advertising, screens and branding for last Saturday&#8217;s march.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The People&#8217;s Vote have been contacted for comment regarding further action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Words, video and images: Hannah Wilson | Subbing: Michelle Del Rey<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people took to the streets of London this weekend to march through the capital for the People&#8217;s Vote. 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