UP to one million people marched through central London yesterday to demand the public get a final say on Brexit, amid fears the UK is heading towards a ‘no deal’ exit from the EU.
The 'Put it to the People' march, which began at midday, was followed by speeches from political figures including First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
It came as around 4.5million people signed an online petition calling for Article 50, the process by which the EU withdrawal process was kickstarted, to be revoked.
The pro-EU campaigners took to the streets days before Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to seek support for her draft Brexit withdrawal agreement, which has been twice defeated.
However, MPs will be asked to support an amendment - tabled by former ministers Sir Oliver Letwin and Dominic Grieve and Labour MP Hilary Benn - that would give Parliament, not Government, control of the Brexit process.
If passed, a series of "indicative" votes, during which MPs could back an alternative strategy, could take place on Wednesday. However, a number of MPs believe the country is heading for an exit without a deal.
One of the options, which is supported by the individuals who marched through London, is for a second referendum on Brexit.
MPs yesterday urged their parliamentary colleagues and the Government to back a new vote on leaving the EU.
Watson told the crowd: "At every turn we have been ignored.
"At every stage Theresa May has doubled down rather than reaching out.
"She has made it impossible for anyone who cares about jobs, about solidarity at home and abroad, about friendship across borders and between communities to support this Brexit."
He added: "Prime Minister, you've lost control of this process, you're plunging the country into chaos, let the people take control."
Khan took to the stage to call for Article 50 to be withdrawn.
"The British people didn't vote for the Government to gamble on our future, the British people didn't vote for the national nightmare that's been created," he said.
"It's time the Government gave us, the British people, a final say on Brexit."
Sturgeon told the crowd that May had pitched "Parliament against the people".
"If that is your view, Prime Minister, let the people speak," she said.
She accused May of being "in thrall to hardline Brexiteers" and called on Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to back a "people's vote".
A group of eight cross-party MPs also appeared in front of the crowd together to support a People's vote.
Anna Soubry of The Independent Group, Conservatives Justine Greening and Philip Lee, Green Caroline Lucas, the Lib Dems’ Jo Swinson, the SNP's Ian Blackford and Labour's David Lammy and Rosena Alin Khan took turns to criticise the Brexit process.
Soubry urged her parliamentary colleagues to "put your country first, get into the lobbies and vote for a People's vote".
Blackford said: "No parliamentarians should be going through the lobbies to make their constituents poorer."
Greening said: "This started with a referendum, let's finish it with a final say."
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