August 20, 2019
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London flooded with EU flags as thousands demand UK get Brexit deal vote

London, Jun 23 (efe-epa).- Tens of thousands of people marched Saturday through the streets of London to demand the United Kingdom hold a referendum on a final Brexit deal, as the country looked back on the two years since it first voted in favor of leaving the European Union.

The rare sunny weather helped bolster the mood of the march, where a festive atmosphere took hold of the huge crowds that were demanding that the government, led by Conservative Prime Minister Theresa May, give the public a chance to vote in a second referendum on what the final Brexit deal struck with the EU looked like.

"On the day of the People's Vote March a big thumbs up and thank you to those who marched and contributed before marching was fashionable and before there was fancy funding!" said organizers on the march's official Twitter account.

On Jun 23, 2016, 51.9 percent of British voters cast their ballot in favor of their country leaving the bloc, triggering a complex process of negotiations and attempted agreements between London and Brussels as the UK struggled to withdraw from the EU after decades of membership.

Politicians are now embroiled in endless discussions on whether the UK should remain in the single market or how the Irish border issue can be resolved, among many other points that need to be agreed with Brussels.

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