PEOPLE from the Post area attended the People’s Vote march in London over the weekend.

The march was to show the Government that people feel strongly that there should be a second vote, when the terms of the deal with the EU are known, as to whether or not the UK should proceed with ‘Brexit’.

Claire Hewlett, deputy mayor of Camelford and Green Party spokesperson for North Cornwall, attended the march. She said: “For me, the easiest way to explain it is, you wouldn’t buy a house until you’d have a survey and then you’d withdraw from the deal if the survey said the house was built on boggy ground, was suffering from wet rot, dry rot and subsidence — or if you did decide to proceed you’d know exactly what you were letting yourself in for.”

Around 700,000 people are thought to have attended the march. Claire described it as ‘entirely good-natured’, with all ages attending and people from all around the UK of all walks of life getting involved. There was music, singing, dancing and chanting. Claire attended with the Green Party.

Participants marched from Park Lane to Parliament Square where there were speeches from all political parties. Claire added: “Not that I got to hear them. I got as far as Trafalgar Square and couldn’t get any further because Whitehall was full — yes, full to bursting! I walked down about an hour and a half later and it was still full, but managed to squeeze through.

“One of the nicest things was the effort people had put into making their placards. A lot of these got left outside the cabinet office after the march and they made quite a show.”

From Bude, Philippa Purchase and her daughter also attended the march. Philippa and her daughter went along due to their concerns that followed after the referendum in 2016. She said: “I believe that during the 2016 referendum we were lied to and the laws were broken. This has become apparent over the two years since the referendum as Theresa May (Prime Minister) has attempted to achieve the impossible in negotiating a Brexit agreement that will not destroy the UK’s economy.

“Now is the time to hold those politicians who supported Brexit to account and tell them that we have changed our minds. When the situation changes, decisions can change and that is real democracy.”