London sounds Brexit alarm

Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s looming breakup with the EU rallied in the heart of London yesterday, according to organisers, in the latest bid to try and stop Brexit.

The march on parliament began as a noisy and festive affair, uniting a giant crowd in the seemingly hopeless task of convincing Prime Minister Theresa May to hold a second referendum.

Even dogs came along. Organisers of the so-called People’s Vote March had asked people to dress up their favourite pets in costumes for the march along the scenic route from Hyde Park to Westminster Palace under clear blue skies.

But the message itself is serious: the type of Brexit its supporters promised ahead of the June 2016 referendum, which set the divorce in motion, looks nothing like the one being negotiated today. Protesters say they would have voted differently had they known the true costs involved.