Hundreds of thousands of EU supporters take to streets in London demanding second Brexit vote

● March comes as British PM struggles to reach a divorce deal with EU leaders

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Demonstrators hold European Union flags and Union Jacks, in front on Nelson's Column on Trafalgar Square during the anti-Brexit People's Vote march in London, UK, on Saturday. Photo: Bloomberg

Published: 1:49am, 21 Oct 2018Updated: 9:46pm, 21 Oct 2018

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of the European Union marched through London on Saturday in the biggest demonstration so far to demand that the British government holds a public vote on the terms of Brexit.

The protesters waved the blue and gold flag of the EU and held up “Bollocks to Brexit” banners under sunny skies to call for another referendum on the eventual deal on how Britain will leave the world’s biggest trading bloc.

The march comes after another tumultuous week for Prime Minister Theresa May in which she failed to agree a divorce deal with EU leaders in Brussels and infuriated members of her own party by making further concessions in the talks.

A Union flag, also known as a Union Jack, stands above crowds of demonstrators as they listen to speeches on Parliament Square following the anti-Brexit People's Vote march in London. Photo: Bloomberg

With just over five months until Britain is due to leave there is no clarity about what a future trade deal with the EU will look like and some rebels in May’s Conservative Party have threatened to vote down a deal if she clinches one.

James McGrory, one of the organisers of the march, said voters should have the chance to change their minds because the decision will impact their lives for generations.