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People's Vote march: In pictures

Reuters The People's Vote march in LondonReuters
Young and not so young attended a march through London calling for a referendum on the final Brexit deal. The People's Vote campaign, which organised Saturday's march and rally, said about 700,000 people attended.
Reuters Protesters on Westminster BridgeReuters
Many young people who were unable to vote in the 2016 referendum because of their age joined Saturday's march, saying they would have to live with the consequences of Brexit. Polls have suggested a growing division among young and old voters.
Aerial shot of the People's Vote march in central London
Some 150 coachloads of people from across the UK - including as far away from London as Orkney - travelled to the March for the Future. It was followed by a rally in Parliament Square.
AFP London Mayor Sadiq Khan and demonstratorsAFP
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan - who started the march - said young people's futures "were on the line". "Nobody voted to make life harder for our children and grandchildren."
Emma from Norwich with son Richard and daughter Bea
Fourteen-year-old Bea (r) - who travelled to the march from Norwich with her mum Emma and her brother, Richard, told the BBC her generation was "being left to sort out the mess".
Aerial footage shows crowds covering roads in the city centre
Reuters A protester holds a banner during an anti-Brexit demonstration, in central LondonReuters
Among the targets of the protesters' wrath were key Brexiteers such as Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage. Ex-UKIP leader Mr Farage led a pro-Brexit rally in Harrogate on Saturday.
Giannis Poulis, Olly Choudhury and Ali
Gianni, Oli and Ali (l-r), all in their 30s, travelled from Bristol to join the march. Ali, 38, said they "wanted to show people we care and Brexit can be stopped".
PA Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People"s Vote marchPA
Placards ranged from the comic to the combative. This Banksy-inspired banner was one of the more eye-catching placards carried on Saturday's march.
PA Anti-Brexit campaigners take part in the People"s Vote marchPA
Prime Minister Theresa May did not escape marchers' animosity.
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The People's Vote said stewards on the route estimated 670,000 took part - "far above" the number who marched at a similar event in June this year. MPs from all the main political parties supported the demonstration.
PA Deborah Meaden addresses Anti-Brexit campaignersPA
Dragons Den star Deborah Meaden was among the celebrities who joined anti-Brexit campaigners at the rally following the march. Other well-known faces attending included actors Andy Serkis and Steve Coogan.
Reuters Demonstrators in central London on 20 OctoberReuters
Demonstrators in London asked if Brexit was worth it. But Richard Tice, founder of Leave Means Leave and former co-chair of Leave.EU, told the BBC a second referendum would be "incredibly damaging" for democracy.