Angry over Brexit, thousands gather in London demanding new referendum

Protesters waving EU flags and carrying signs calling for Brexit to be halted gathered at London's Park Lane before marching through the centre of the capital to parliament.

Many protesters carried placards and there were also papier mache models mocking politicians such as Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

The protesters, from around the United Kingdom, will march to parliament as lawmakers prepare to vote in the first Saturday session since the 1982 Falklands war.

In 2016, 17.4 million voters, or 52%, backed Brexit while 16.1 million, or 48%, backed staying in the EU. Some opinion polls have shown a slight shift in favour of remaining in the EU, but there has yet to be a decisive change in attitudes and many voters say they have become increasingly bored by Brexit.