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Brexit march – live: Hundreds of thousands gather to march on Westminster demanding second referendum as MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s deal

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Brexit march – live: Hundreds of thousands gather to march on Westminster demanding second referendum as MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s deal

Boris Johnson speaks in parliament before a day of votes on his Brexit deal

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets of London to demand a Final Say referendum on Brexit. Protesters are marching from Park Lane to Parliament Square as MPs attend a special Saturday sitting in the Commons for the first time since the Falklands War.

The Independent is uniting with People’s Vote to ask everyone – whether taking part in the march or not – to sign a letter to politicians urging them to back a public vote.

Boris Johnson, meanwhile, is facing a knife-edge vote on his deal. It could be derailed by a last-minute amendment from Oliver Letwin which – if backed – would push the “meaningful vote” back and force Mr Johnson to ask the EU for a further extension to Brexit.

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2019-10-19T11:58:34.470Z

Loyalists said to be planning ‘civil unrest’ against Brexit deal

According to The Daily Telegraph’s James Rothwell, some loyalists in Northern Ireland are planning “civil unrest” protests if Boris Johnson’s deal passes in the Commons.

Arlene Foster’s Democratic Unionist Party, remember, remains firmly opposed to the deal. The DUP’s Brexit spokesman Sammy Wilson said the party were “solid as the rock of Gibraltar” against it.


2019-10-19T11:51:57.840Z

Sir Oliver Letwin moves his amendment

Expelled Tory says he is moving his amendment to ensure MPs are ‘secure in the knowledge the UK has requested an extension tonight’.

He confirms he will vote for Boris Johnson’s deal but he still gets a bit of a barracking from Tory MPs.


2019-10-19T11:46:43.423Z

Sadiq Khan joins march for Final Say vote on Brexit

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has joined the march – leading from the front by the looks of things. He says protesters will make sure the message is heard “loud and clear”.

The Lib Dems’ Chuka Umunna is there in spirit – saying the party is making the argument for a referendum inside the Commons.


2019-10-19T11:27:40.780Z

Alliance of groups gather for Final Say march

Groups from across the political spectrum are marching to demand a second referendum this afternoon. We’re expecting the speeches at Parliament Square to begin at around 2pm.


2019-10-19T11:27:15.533Z

Labour confirms it will back Letwin amendment

Sir Keir Starmer is methodically taking apart the deal. He says there is nothing in the deal that is better than Theresa May’s agreement – arguing that it is the ‘weakest of weak deals’ for services.

Praise for his efforts comes from Nicola Sturgeon, who suggests the Brexit secretary doesn’t even understand them.


2019-10-19T11:15:41.483Z

Cummings puppet spotted in Whitehall as Final Say march begins

Giant puppets of Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings are being paraded down Whitehall as the big Final Say vote march gets under way in London.


2019-10-19T11:04:17.730Z

Will the Letwin amendment pass?

We’re expecting the big vote on the Letwin amendment around 2.30pm. It is expected to pass – but how close could the outcome be?

Robert Peston has been told it’ll pass by five votes. One Labour MP has told Sky News’ Lewis Goodall that backing the amendment “gets us off the hook for a bit longer”.

Remember, the amendment tabled by Sir Oliver Letwin would withhold the House’s approval until legislation to ratify the deal has completed its passage through parliament.

No 10 has made clear it would, if passed, render a vote later today on Boris Johnson’s deal “meaningless” – and the next “meaningful” opportunity would come on Monday.


2019-10-19T11:02:29.150Z

Together for a Final Say

Today’s march kicks off at midday and culminates with a series of speeches outside the Palace of Westminster. All of this is coincidentally taking place while MPs debate and vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons. We’ll be updating you on the latest updates from inside and outside Westminster.

Together for a Final Say (Photograph: Tom Richell)


2019-10-19T10:43:40.993Z

Protesters demanding a People’s Vote make their way to Hyde Park 

Today’s march begins in Hyde Park, London and moves through the capital to Westminster. Here are a few more pictures and videos of people calling for a Final Say as they arrive from all over the country. 


2019-10-19T10:35:52.296Z

PM urges Oliver Letwin to ditch his amendment

Boris Johnson said says he believes Sir Oliver Letwin is motivated “by best intentions” but asks him to pull his amendment – the amendment set to derail his showdown vote.

Letwin smiles.

Independent MP Nick Boles, formerly of the Conservatives, says “there is more chance of him being called up to the England rugby team.”


2019-10-19T10:17:57.170Z

Nigel Farage says Johnson’s deal ‘not Brexit’

Nigel Farage has appealed to MPs to vote down Boris Johnson deal (whether that meaningful vote happens today or Monday), claiming the agreement was “not Brexit”.

In a double-page advert in the Brexit-backing Daily Telegraph, Farage also fired off a warning to the prime minister, saying: “Sorry Boris. Your deal is not great, it’s not new – and it’s not Brexit.”


2019-10-19T10:08:49.693Z

Next week’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill becomes ‘meaningful’ vote

As ITV’s Paul Brand explains, if the Letwin amendment passes, No 10 will essentially be asking Conservative MPs to go home for the day – rendering the rest of the day meaningless.

The next big moment will come on Monday – when the government is expected to bring its Withdrawal Agreement Bill – which would be taken as the “meaningful” vote on PM’s deal with the EU.


2019-10-19T10:08:22.083Z

Sign our letter from the people to the powerful demanding Final Say Brexit referendum

 

As hundreds of thousands of people prepare to take to the streets to call for a Final Say referendum on Brexit, here’s how you can demand it directly from the people in power.

The Independent is uniting with People’s Vote to ask everyone – whether taking part in the march or not – to sign a letter to MPs, MEPs, the Prime Minister and the elected heads of government among the 27 other member of the European Council.


2019-10-19T10:02:58.260Z

BREAKING: Boris Johnson will tell Tory MPs to abstain on Brexit vote

The prime minster will order Conservative MPs to boycott the vote he had hoped would secure the necessary Commons backing for his Brexit deal – if a last-ditch delaying amendment is approved beforehand, The Independent understands.

The impact of the Letwin amendment getting approved looks like it could make today’s “meaningful” vote on the Brexit deal “meaningless”.

Our political editor Andrew Woodcock has all the details of this breaking story.


2019-10-19T09:51:48.480Z

Join The Independent calling for a Final Say 

Writers, editors and journalists from The Independent are marching through London today calling for a Final Say on the Brexit deal. Come and say hi and pick up your very own placard from Marble Arch and all along the protest route.

If you’re marching today come say hi near Marble Arch (Photo: Tom Richell)
Pick up a Final Say placard from one of our Independent stands (Picture: Tom Richell)


2019-10-19T09:48:47.250Z

Will there be a meaningful vote on Brexit deal today or not?

I’m afraid we’re still not sure whether there will definitely be a “meaningful” vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal today.

A No 10 source told The Sunday Times’ Tim Shipman and ITV’s Robert Peston that if MPs vote for the Letwin amendment – designed to make the PM abide by the Benn Act – would “render the entire day …. meaningless.”

But can they actually pull the vote today? We’re still waiting to hear.

Boris Johnson did say earlier that Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) – the actual legislation necessary to enact this Brexit deal – would be brought forward “next week”.

In theory, his “meaningful” motion today would only have proved he had the support for his deal and then the legislation would have been debated in the coming days to carry it out.


2019-10-19T09:40:30.620Z

Protesters descend on London to demand a Final Say on Brexit 

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to arrive in the capital today to march on Westminster. 


2019-10-19T09:38:03.880Z

Jo Swinson urges MPs to reject Johnson’s ‘bad deal’

The Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson has spoken about the prime minister’s Brexit deal.

She said she people would “reject his bad deal” if given the chance at a referendum.

“According to the government’s own analysis, [the deal] will damage the economy on a scale greater than the financial crash.

“Today, hundreds of thousands of people will be outside demanding a final say in a people’s vote. Isn’t the truth that the reason prime minister refuses their calls because he knows that given the option people will reject his bad deal and remain in the European Union.”

Jo Swinson speaks in the Commons


2019-10-19T09:06:42.600Z

Jeremy Corbyn says ‘people should have the final say’

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has begun speaking.

“This government cannot be trusted and these benches will not be duped,” he says advising his MPs to vote against Boiris Johnson’s Brexit deal.

He says the deal would “fire the starting pistol on a race to bottom”.

Corbyn said one Tory MP “let the cat out of the bag” yesterday when he said the deal could still allow Britain to crash out of the EU without a deal at the end of the transition period in December 2020.

He finished by saying: “Voting for the deal won’t end Brexit … The people should have the final say.”

Jeremy Corbyn addresses the House of Commons


2019-10-19T08:56:05.270Z

Johnson says ‘now is the time’ to get deal done

Boris Johnson finishes his statement by telling the Commons that “now is the time” to get his “great” Brexit deal done.

He said the agreement “provides for a real Brexit”, adding: “Taking back control of our borders, laws, money, farming, fisheries and trade – amounting to the greatest single restoration of national sovereignty in parliamentary history.

“It removes the backstop, which would have held us against our will in the customs union and much of the single market.

“For the first time in almost five decades the UK will be able to strike free trade deals with our friends across the world.”

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