MORE than 50 Islanders made the journey to London on Saturday to join the 700,000 who marched through the streets to demand a People’s Vote on leaving the European Union next spring.

Starting at Hyde Park, hundreds of thousands of people travelled from across the whole of the UK to join the second biggest protest in a century, after the one million who attended the Stop the War March in 2003.

They held placards and banners which were critical of this government’s handling of the Brexit negotiations, ending the march with a rally outside Parliament where politicians, campaigners and celebrities addressed the crowd.

Glenn Koppany, chair of Islanders for Europe, said “It’s been such a fantastic day — a real carnival atmosphere full of singing, drumming and marching to make ourselves heard — an absolutely incredible turn out.

"We never expected so many Islanders to make the effort to travel to London — some of them have never marched in their lives before.

"Now we will take this energy and positivity back to continue our campaigning on the Isle of Wight.”

The Isle of Wight Green Party's Vix Lowthion travelled up to London with her family. “We are living in historic times and now is the time to get involved. Theresa May’s government is failing on every single account.

"The people spoke in 2016, but democracy didn’t end there. The people now need to take back control from this government in 2018 and be given a vote on the Brexit deal.”

The People’s Vote campaign is not for a re-run of the referendum. It is for a vote on the final deal.

More information on the People’s Vote, including a petition, can be found at www.peoples-vote.uk.