Hundreds of anti-Brexit protesters rallied together in Manchester this afternoon, demanding to \"rejoin the EU\". However, scenes of the sparsely-populated pro-European Uniondemonstration were met with ridicule, with one viewer joking that \"there must at least a million there\". The protest took place against the backdrop of the annual Conservative Party conference, which starts tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Speakers at the rally included prominent Remain campaigner Femi Oluwole.<\/p>\n
Protestors at the rally blamed the ongoing fuel shortages across the UK on the lack of HGV drivers following Brexit.<\/p>\n
Empty fuel pumps have prompted long lines at petrol stations and panic across the country over the last week.<\/p>\n
The chairman of the Petrol Retailers Association (PRA) even suggested fuel shortages are getting worse in some parts of the country, including London and the southeast.<\/p>\n
At the same time, negotiations between Downing Street and Brussels remain deadlocked over the Northern Ireland Protocol.<\/p>\n
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A spokesperson from the Rejoin EU group said: The Tories ruinous Brexit deal is trashing the country.<\/p>\n
\"Peace in Northern Ireland is threatened, there are shortages in the shops and crops rotting in the fields.<\/p>\n
\"Small businesses are being crushed by Brexit red tape, whole industries are threatened, some are trashed. Its time to say loud and clear, Brexit is not working.<\/p>\n
Supporters of EU membership like user @SteveM0365 tweeted: \"Now begins the long, inevitable journey towards realignment with the EU.\"<\/p>\n
However, the rally also provoked bemusement among Brexiteers online, as one @bemusedcentrist tweeted: \"Seems like it working perfectly to me.<\/p>\n
\"How much more pay is being offered to HGV drivers now?\"<\/p>\n
@TheHangedMan18 joked: \"I reckon there must be at least a million people there.\"<\/p>\n
This comes amid a renewed pushback against the decision to leave the EU in the wake of the ongoing shortages.<\/p>\n
Earlier today, Labour MP Diane Abbott tweeted that the supply chain crisis and fuel shortages are the \"economic consequences of Brexit\".<\/p>\n
Olaf Scholz, who is favourite to become the next German chancellor, also blamed Brexit for the shortage of lorry drivers in the UK, the fuel crisis and empty supermarket shelves.<\/p>\n
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