A CAMELFORD woman waved the iconic blue European Union flag in London on Saturday during the Brexit march.

The march took place as part of the ‘Put it to the People’ campaign, where it is now believed that around a million people took part.

Claire Hewlett, who attended as a campaigner for Cornwall for Europe, attended the march to take part in the huge campaign calling on another public vote.

Claire said: “It was an amazing experience — I never managed to find the Cornwall for Europe group. I came up out of the tube and turned towards Hyde Park and the road was blocked with people, so I just joined the march there.

“I did get to Parliament Square this time, which I never managed to do on the previous marches. The best speakers were Nicola Sturgeon and Michael Heseltine who gave a very moving speech — a real statesman.”

This march came about as the pro-Brexit group Brexit Direct Action staged protests up and down the country, including the ‘go slow’ protest from Plusha to Truro, calling on the government to come up with a more swift solution to leaving the European Union. It is believed this particular protest was pulled in by police before they were able to get to Truro, due to disruptive and inconsiderate driving.

Claire continued: “The march was still going five hours later. There was a huge number of people and a really lovely atmosphere — I saw no trouble at all and very few police.

“One annoying thing was that the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square refused us admittance with our badges and flags, but St Martin’s in the Field, just round the corner from National Gallery, were very welcoming so we will be using their coffee shop and restaurant in the future.”

A petition to revoke Article 50 has reached over five-million signatures. Prime Minister Theresa May has failed twice in getting ministers to approve her deal with the European Union, meaning the original leaving date of March 29 has been postponed.