Campaigners taking to streets of Thame for People’s Vote National Day of Action

GROUPS campaigning for a People’s Vote will be out in force on Saturday, September 29, for the largest ever People’s Vote National Day of Action, with over 100 groups taking part across the UK.

Activists and supporters from the People’s Vote campaign will take to the streets in Thame this Saturday, as well as across the rest of the UK, in order to demand their right to a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal.

There will be over 100 local groups participating, with thousands of activists and supporters taking part, over 1 million leaflets ordered, and with street stalls due to be set up in towns and cities the length and breadth of the country, in areas that voted both Remain and Leave.

This People’s Vote National Day of Action follows on from the hugely successful People’s Vote Summer of Action, which saw mass rallies take place in Bristol, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Cambridge and Cardiff. This is all leading up to the People’s Vote March for the Future in London on October 20th, which is expected to be the largest Brexit-related march so far, larger than the previous People’s Vote march which was attended by over 100,000 people.

Robin Storey of Open Britain Thame said: “A botched, no-deal or bad deal Brexit will leave the constituency in a mess. We’re asking John Howell MP to take a lead and help find a way out from party infighting, along with other moderate MPs, by supporting People’s Vote. It’s no longer good enough to say things are fine with Brexit.
We’re going to Birmingham to make these local points about Brexit, outside the Conservative Party Conference.

“Nobody voted to be poorer, but constituents’ jobs are at risk. BMW mini in Cowley have warned publicly of the threat to their supply chain and have announced a shut down for a month from Brexit day.  High tech businesses around Oxford wonder why they are losing qualified EU staff, who no longer feel welcome.

“Commuters who live locally are worried. JP Morgan and many other firms have recently announced jobs moving out of the City, taking with them key parts of our tax base and capability.  All this affects the NHS and funding for all our public services over time, if the economy and tax base does less well, outside of the EU single market and customs union, with less comprehensive and efficient trade arrangements than we currently have.

“Already, staff shortages at the John Radcliffe are a problem, as EU staff return home, leading to ward closures. That’s why we’ve been calling on John Howell MP to support the Peoples Vote on the terms of the final Brexit deal and why we’ll be in Birmingham. ”

Anyone who would like to join Open Britain Thame at 2pm on Saturday, or on the 0900 from Haddenham to Birmingham on Sunday, September 30, is welcome to do so.