Brexit march London 2019: Londoners warned to avoid key Tube stations
Transport for London (TfL) has warned commuters to avoid 13 key Tube stations across the capital ahead of tomorrow's People's Vote Brexit march.
Londoners were warned to expect "extremely busy" stations and London Underground during Saturday's Put it to the People march, which hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take part in.
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"Stations in and around central London will be extremely busy and may become exit or interchange only to help manage the crowds safely," TfL told commuters.
"Please avoid these stations where possible. The Jubilee, Central and Piccadilly lines are also expected to be much busier – please allow extra time for your journey."
Commuters are advised to avoid the stations listed below:
Stations to avoid |
Green Park |
Marble Arch |
Bond Street |
Hyde Park Corner |
Oxford Circus |
Tottenham Court Road |
Leicester Square |
Charing Cross |
Westminster |
Waterloo |
St James' Park |
Vauxhall |
Victoria |
Participants attending the march are set to join the throng of demonstrators from Marble Arch station, Bond Street station, Charing Cross station and Westminster station.
Outside of the Tube, diversions on the streets will change bus routes and make driving difficult to the point where TfL has advised drivers to avoid central London where possible.
The march, organised by People's Vote, will see members of the public assemble at Park Lane at 12pm and march to Parliament Square to demand a final vote on the proposed Brexit deal.
Once in Parliament Square, protesters will be addressed by speakers outside the Palace of Westminster from 2pm to 3pm.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will also attend the march, and said in a statement: "Brexit is a complete and utter mess.
"We’re now days away from falling off a cliff edge with catastrophic consequences. Enough is enough. It’s time to take this out of the hands of politicians and put it back to the people."
"I’ll be marching on Saturday with people from every part of our country – from every walk of life – to demand that the British people get the final say," he added.
Other political figures expected to attend include a host of Labour members as well as Scotland's first minister, Nicole Sturgeon.
Khan and Sturgeon have thrown their support behind People's Vote before, supporting their previous October 21 march that drew in a reported 670,000 people.
Other possible attendees could include People's Vote founder Anna Soubry, a former Tory minister who left to join the Independent Group, and Green Party leader Caroline Lucas.
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It is expected that numbers for the march tomorrow will be similar, although only 19,000 people are registered to attend on the Facebook event page.
An online petition to revoke Article 50 – the legal order that meant the UK was set to leave the EU on 29 March until the EU agreed last night to a short extension – has now reached 3m signatures.