Independent legislator Chuka Umunna and others supporting a second Brexit referendum estimated the crowd at 1 million. In a letter to lawmakers on Friday night, May said she might not seek passage of her Brexit withdrawal plan in Parliament next week. They agreed to extend the Brexit date until May 22, on the eve of the EU Parliament elections, if May can persuade the British Parliament to endorse her Brexit divorce deal. Prime Minister Theresa May, shown here in caricature, has repeatedly ruled out holding another Brexit referendum, saying it would deepen divisions. (Peter Nicholls/Reuters)The anti-Brexit marchers on Saturday included 63-year-old Edmund Sides, who spent the last three weeks walking from Wales to London in order to take part.

Source: CBC News March 23, 2019 14:56 UTC