Tens of thousands are expected to attend the Put It To The People march in London on Saturday 23 March – just six days before Britain is supposed to leave the European Union (EU).
Protesters seeking a referendum on the final Brexit deal will once again descend on the capital.
Up to 700,000 people were estimated to have attended a similar march in October – a rally organisers said was the biggest demonstration of its kind.
Here’s everything you need to know about Saturday:
Why is the march happening?
Organised by the People’s Vote, Britain for Europe and Open Britain, the Put It To The People March will demand that the public be given a final say on the Brexit deal.
They say the debate needs to be taken out of parliament and into the streets.
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan takes part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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MP Chuka Umunna (left) and MP Vince Cable (right) as MP Anna Soubry (centre) addresses Anti-Brexit campaigners at a rally after the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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Demonstrators with banners ‘We’re with EU’ during the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, Britain, 20 October 2018. Reports state that the ‘March for the Future’ is to be led by a column of young people and call for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal. After marching through central London, there will be a rally on stage in Parliament Square, including speeches from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
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Editor of The Independent Christian Broughton speaks to demonstrators in Parliament Sqaure after they take part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Demonstrators wave Union and European flags and hold up placards as they pass Trafalgar Square, taking part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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A demonstrator holds a message during a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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Demonstrators take part in the ‘People’s Vote March for the Future,’ in central London, Britain, 20 October 2018. Reports state that the ‘March for the Future’ is to be led by a column of young people and call for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal. After marching through central London, there will be a rally on stage in Parliament Square, including speeches from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
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Tens of thousands of people take part in People’s Vote March for the Future in central London. The march organised by the People’s Vote campaign is led by young people calling for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal
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Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum
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An estimated 700,000 people marched through London to demand a final say on the withdrawal agreement
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Red smoke from a canister hangs in the air as around 100,000 demonstrators march through London during a People’s Vote anti-brexit demonstration savings banners and placards
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan takes part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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Final Say campaigners take part in the peoples vote march for the future in London 20/10/2018
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MP Chuka Umunna (left) and MP Vince Cable (right) as MP Anna Soubry (centre) addresses Anti-Brexit campaigners at a rally after the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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A People’s Vote march attendee calls for a Final Say
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Demonstrators with banners ‘We’re with EU’ during the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, Britain, 20 October 2018. Reports state that the ‘March for the Future’ is to be led by a column of young people and call for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal. After marching through central London, there will be a rally on stage in Parliament Square, including speeches from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.
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Editor of The Independent Christian Broughton speaks to demonstrators in Parliament Sqaure after they take part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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A poster at the March for the Future in October
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Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum.
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Demonstrators pass Trafalgar Square as they take part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Demonstrators wave Union and European flags and hold up placards as they pass Trafalgar Square, taking part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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A demonstrator holds a message during a march calling for a People’s Vote on the final Brexit deal, in central London on October 20, 2018. – Britons dreading life outside Europe gathered from all corners of the UK to London on Saturday to try to stop their country’s looming breakup with the EU.
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Demonstrators take part in the ‘People’s Vote March for the Future,’ in central London, Britain, 20 October 2018. Reports state that the ‘March for the Future’ is to be led by a column of young people and call for a People’s Vote on the Brexit deal. After marching through central London, there will be a rally on stage in Parliament Square, including speeches from Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
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A protester brandishes an Independent t-shirt during the Brexit March
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Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People’s Vote March for the Future in London, a march and rally in support of a second EU referendum
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Why the 23 March?
The timetable for Brexit remains uncertain, but we do know that MPs have thus far failed to back the prime minister’s Brexit deal.
Ms May could ask for an extension at the European Council meeting on 21 and 22 March, but it is totally unclear at this point what that extension would be for.
Where is it taking place?
Starting on Park Lane near Marble Arch and Bond Street tube stations, marchers have been asked to begin gathering at midday.
An hour later, they will begin heading down the east side of Hyde Park to Green Park, before making their way around the top of St James’s Park to Parliament Square.
For people with accessibility requirements, a shorter route on the march will start at Trafalgar Square.
How do I get there?
The nearest tube stations are Marble Arch on the Central Line, or Bond Street on the Central and Jubilee Line.
The nearest fully accessible stations for those starting at Trafalgar Square are Westminster on the Circle, District and Jubilee Line, and Charing Cross on the Bakerloo and Northern Line.
For those coming from further afield, railway engineering works are planned at London’s Liverpool Street, Bristol, Uckfield, Lowestoft and Three Bridges, as well as some other routes around the capital.
Around 200 coaches will travelling from places across country. One will set off from the Scottish Highlands on Friday evening and another will leave from the Cornish town of Penzance at 3.15am.
When will the march finish?
After a number of speeches in Trafalgar square, proceedings are expected to between 2:45 and 3pm.
How many people will be there?
While the organisers will not speculate, they said the number of people who have pre-registered on the website is “significantly higher” than the numbers for the October march.
However, they stressed that the weather will be a factor on whether people decide to attend.
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