A LEADING county campaign group bidding to keep Britain in the European Union will be among those heading to the capital for the ‘People’s March’.
Members of Worcestershire for Europe are travelling by coach on Saturday (October 20) from Worcester, Malvern and neighbouring Bromsgrove to air their views on the Brexit and continue the calls for a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final deal.
It’s the latest effort from the campaigners who hit the streets of the city last weekend to speak to shoppers about the current situation and ask them to register their opinions about Brexit on ‘Brexitometers’ to measure the mood more than two years after the referendum result saw Britain vote to leave the European Union.
Group chair Stuart Thompson said: “The people of Worcester were very keen to engage with us and the Brexitometer confirms what all the polls are saying: the tide has turned and Worcester would now vote Remain.
“Of course, opinion is still divided, but people see the impasse the government is facing and are starting to accept it is we the people, who can take control and move the country forward.
Members of Worcestershire for Europe joined 12,000 anti-Brexit protesters at a march and rally outside the recent Conservative Party conference.
“More and more Conservative MPs are seeing a People’s Vote as the way out of a catastrophic no deal Brexit. We hope our presence gave them the courage to act in the best interests of their country and not just their party. A
People’s Vote could put an end to a hugely damaging Brexit and let us all concentrate on improving and celebrating what we already have in this great country. Both remain and leave voters are telling us they want a say on the Brexit deal.
“Members of the Government, who appear hell-bent on delivering ‘the will of the people’ must confirm what that will is,” Stuart added.
Writing in his Westminster Diary in last week’s Observer, city MP and Brexit minister Robin Walker said talks in the negotiations had entered a ‘crucial period’.
“With a final deal almost in sight now, it will be the job of Parliament in the weeks and months ahead to implement the agreement and approve a deal that brings people together, honouring the referendum result in a way that works for all the people we represent and serve as MPs,” he said.
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