Thame campaigners taking to the streets for National Day of Action

GROUPS campaigning for a People’s Vote will be out in force on the streets of Thame and the rest of Oxfordshire on Saturday, December 8, for a National Day of Action involving thousands of people across the UK.

The National Day of Action is being organised by activists and supporters from the People’s Vote Campaign, just days before a crucial vote in Parliament on the government’s Brexit plans.

As well as in Thame and Henley, events are taking place all over the country, with thousands of activists and supporters involved. Street stalls will be set up in towns and cities the length and breadth of the country. This will be the last action day before Parliament votes on the deal on December 11.

Saturday’s National Day of Action follows the People’s Vote Summer of Action, which saw hugely successful rallies take place across the country, including in Bristol, Edinburgh, and in London, where the People’s Vote March for the Future saw a crowd of over 700,000 take to the streets.

There will also be eleven regional flagship events throughout the country, as well as a rally in Sheffield to highlight that public opinion is moving away from supporting Brexit in Yorkshire and the Humber.

Robin Storey of Open Britain Thame, said: “Opinion Polls consistently show a clear majority of voters in most constituencies across Britain want their say on Brexit in a People’s Vote. As part of the government’s Brexit deal, the UK has agreed to pay a £50 billion divorce bill, but we’ll get nothing in return. Instead, we’ll lose all our rights as an EU member – with less trade, fewer opportunities, and lower living standards.

“British people will lose the right to live, work or study visa-free around Europe. And following what would be the biggest single biggest loss of sovereignty and control in British history, we would continue to follow EU rules, but have no say over how they’re made.

“Even the government itself has now admitted that the Brexit deal will severely harm our economy. Dominic Raab, the Cabinet Minister who was supposedly responsible for negotiating Brexit, has said this deal is worse than staying in the EU.”

Robin continued: “People don’t just have to accept a bad Brexit, they can demand their voice is heard. The public needs to have the final say on this crucial decision because, in the end, only the people can really sort this out. Local jobs at BMW Mini or the hi-tech sector, NHS funding and staffing at the John Radcliffe; all are threatened. The UK will be poorer and lose control. That’s why we’re asking John Howell MP to back a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal and why volunteers have been on the streets every weekend. Support is growing exponentially – there are now 17 People’s Vote grassroots groups active in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and we want them to join an event this weekend and demand their MP backs a People’s Vote.”

There are events throughout the county including in Ed Vaizey MP’s constituency in Didcot, Wantage and Wallingford and in Victoria Prentis MP’s constituency in Banbury and Bicester.