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Sixty Brexits

59 images Created 28 Jan 2020

Three and a half years. From the referendum vote itself on 23rd June 2016 to the 31st January 2020, when the UK legally left the European Union. Westminster has seen rallies and protests, confrontations and harassment, and three Prime Ministers.

Not in any date order, this work of 60 pictures represents my time spent at the 'barricades', trying to be present in around the capital to see how such wild political upheaval has manifested itself on the streets around parliament.

(To be updated on the 31st January).

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  • On polling day of the UK's EU (European Union) Referendum Day, voters exit the Polling Station in Dulwich Village, on 23rd June 2016, in south London, United Kingdom.
    EUreferendum_polling_day-03-23-06-20...jpg
  • A Say Yes to Something message on the outside of a closed pub, on 8th January 2019, in Ramsgate, Kent, England. The Port of Ramsgate has been identified as a 'Brexit Port' by the government of Prime Minister Theresa May, currently negotiating the UK's exit from the EU. Britain's Department of Transport has awarded to an unproven shipping company, Seaborne Freight, to provide run roll-on roll-off ferry services to the road haulage industry between Ostend and the Kent port - in the event of more likely No Deal Brexit. In the EU referendum of 2016, people in Kent voted strongly in favour of leaving the European Union with 59% voting to leave and 41% to remain.
    ramsgate-140-08-01-2019.jpg
  • A lone wet tourist stands overlooking the River Thames from London's Southbank, enduring heavy summer rainfall in the capital.
    westminster_rain-17-07-06-2016.jpg
  • Thousands of British voters march through London to protest against the referendum decision to leave the EU (Brexit) on 2nd July 2016, in London UK. Demonstrators at the "March for Europe" rally, which was organised on social media walked from Park Lane into the heart of the UK government in Westminster to send a message of dissatisfaction in the referendum result. More than 46.5 million people voted in the referendum on 23 June, which resulted in the UK voting by 51.9% to 49.1% to withdraw from the EU.
    anti_brexit_march-08-02-07-2016.jpg
  • An EU flag is waved in front of the British parliament as the British government debated US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK, thousands of protesters gathered in large numbers against the trip which would potentially cost millions of Pounds in security alone, on 20th February 2017, in Parliament Square, London, UK. The visit comes after two online petitions received more than the 100,000 signatures required for such a debate to be considered in Parliament. A petition against the state visit got 1.85m signatures, while one supporting it got 311,000. Campaigners protested against the "hatred, racism and division that Donald Trump is trying to create". Prime Minister Theresa May announced the state visit during her visit to Washington in January.
    trump_protest-16-20-02-2017.jpg
  • On the day that Prime Minister Theresa May meets with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock in parliament, an EU-flag has been snagged in the branches of plain trees outside parliament in Westminster, on 3rd April 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-07-03-04-2019.jpg
  • As Prime Minister Theresa May again meets opposition Labour leader Jreemy Corbyn in an attempt to break the deadlock in parliament of Brexit, pro-EU protestors stand opposite parliament in Westminster, on 4th April 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-01-04-04-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK was originally scheduled to leave the EU Prime Minister Theresa May also suffered her third vote defeat, bringing a No Deal Brexit ever closer and Leave Brexiteers protested outside parliament in Westminster, on 29th March 2019, in London, England.
    march_to_leave_protest-57-29-03-2019.jpg
  • Remain protesters (pro-EU) listen to Prime Minister Theresa May in Westminster after the result of MPs' Meaningfull Brexit vote which eventually brought about a massive defeat for her Brussels deal, on 15th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-64-15-01-2019.jpg
  • The current Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Boris Johnson speaks via TV screen to visitors during a tour of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), on 17th September 2017, in Whitehall, London, England. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson PC MP (1964-), known as Boris Johnson, is a divisive British politician whose campaigning led to the UK Brexit vote.
    foreign_office-19-17-09-2017.jpg
  • A Remain protester holds a William Rees-Mogg unicorn parody in Westminster before the result of MPs' Meaningfull Brexit vote which eventually brought about a massive defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government, on 15th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-41-15-01-2019.jpg
  • As the EU's Chief negotiator Michel Barnier meets Theresa May in London to discuss the next stage of Brexit, anti-Brexit protesters hold the stars of the EU flag in Whitehall at the entrance of Downing Street, the official residence of the Prime Minister, on 5th February 2018, in London England.
    eu_flags-03-05-02-2018.jpg
  • Pro-Europe protesters display the EU flag in front of Parliament and a passing tour bus after the last chimes of Big Ben were controversially silenced by the repair project that is scheduled to be completed by 2021, on 21st August 2017, in London, England.
    last_bongs-12-21-08-2017.jpg
  • On the day that Members of Parliament sat on a Saturday (the first time in 37 years and dubbed 'Super Saturday') in order to vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU in Brussels, a Johnson and Dominic Cummings parody were wheeled through streets alongside a million Remainers (according to organisers) marched through the capital to voice their opposition to a Brexit and calling for a peoples' Vote, on 19th October 2019, in London, England.
    peoples_march-15-19-10-2019.jpg
  • The People’s Vote March For The Future on 20th October 2018 in London, United Kingdom. 650,000 people marched on Parliament to demand their democratic voice to be heard in a landmark demonstration billed as the most important protest of a generation. As the date of the UK’s Brexit from the European Union is ever closer, the protesters gathered in their tens of thousands to make political leaders take notice and to give the British public a vote on the final Brexit deal.
    peoples_vote_march-48-20-10-2018.jpg
  • As Prime Minister Theresa May tours European capitals hoping to persuade foreign leaders to accept a new Brexit deal (following her cancellation of a Parliamentary vote), pro-EU Remainers protest beneath the statue of King George V beneath Westminster Abbey and opposite the Houses of Parliament, on 11th December 2018, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-24-11-12-2018.jpg
  • As the vote of no confidence for Prime Minister Theresa May's leadership in the Conservative Party occurs because of her handling of the Brexit deal with the EU, her face and a headline quote referring to Margaret Thatcher appears on the front page of the London Evening Standard at the entrance of Westminster tube station opposite Parliament in Westminster, on 12th December 2018, in London, England.
    may_newspaper-02-12-12-2018.jpg
  • On the day that rebel Conservative Party rebels and opposition MPs attempt to pass a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit by the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his face appears on the cover of London Evening Standard newspaper copies, on 3rd September 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-22-03-09-2019.jpg
  • brexit_billboards-01-11-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that Prime Minister Theresa May's Meaningful Brexit vote is taken in the UK Parliament, Leave supporters protest at the railings of the House of Commons in Parliament Square on 15th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-19-15-01-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK was originally scheduled to leave the EU Prime Minister Theresa May also suffered her third vote defeat, bringing a No Deal Brexit ever closer and Leave Brexiteers protested outside parliament in Westminster, on 29th March 2019, in London, England.
    march_to_leave_protest-03-29-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that Members of Parliament sat on a Saturday (the first time in 37 years and dubbed 'Super Saturday') in order to vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU in Brussels, a million Remainers (according to organisers) marched through the capital to voice their opposition to a Brexit and calling for a peoples' Vote, on 19th October 2019, in London, England.
    peoples_march-62-19-10-2019.jpg
  • Seven days before the original for the UK to leave the EU, hundreds of thousands of Brexit protestors marched through central London calling for another EU referendum. Organisers of the "Put It To The People" campaign say more than a million people joined the march before rallying in front of Parliament, on 23rd March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-51-23-03-2019.jpg
  • Pro-EU Remainers celebrate EU membership by singing Ode To Joy during their 'party like there's no tomorrow' for one last time outside parliament, one day before Brexit Day (the date of 31st January 2020, when the UK legally exits the European Union), in Parliament Square, Westminster, on 30th January 2020, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-17-30-01-2020.jpg
  • Women from the Essex branch of the WASPI (Women's Action Against State Pension Injustice) protest on College Greeen in Westminster, the morning after another of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal votes failed again in Parliament, on 13th March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-24-13-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK Parliament once again votes on an amendment of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal that requires another negotiation with the EU in Brussels, far-right pro-Remain protesters gather outside the House of Commons, on 29th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-24-29-01-2019.jpg
  • Thousands of British voters march through London to protest against the referendum decision to leave the EU (Brexit) on 2nd July 2016, in London UK. Demonstrators at the "March for Europe" rally, which was organised on social media walked from Park Lane into the heart of the UK government in Westminster to send a message of dissatisfaction in the referendum result. More than 46.5 million people voted in the referendum on 23 June, which resulted in the UK voting by 51.9% to 49.1% to withdraw from the EU.
    anti_brexit_march-30-02-07-2016.jpg
  • On the day that MPs in Parliament vote on a possible delay on Article 50 on EU Brexit negotiations by Prime Minister Theresa May, Brexiteer Leavers who is not a Eropean protests on College Green, on 14th March 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-30-14-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK Parliament once again votes on an amendment of Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal that requires another negotiation with the EU in Brussels, a far-right pro-Remain vapes among pro-EU protesters gather outside the House of Commons, on 29th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-34-29-01-2019.jpg
  • On the day that MPs in Parliament vote on a possible delay on Article 50 on EU Brexit negotiations by Prime Minister Theresa May, Brexiteer Leavers from Unity protest on College Green, on 14th March 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-34-14-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that MPs in Parliament vote on a possible delay on Article 50 on EU Brexit negotiations by Prime Minister Theresa May, an elderly lady UKIP Leaver protests on College Green, on 14th March 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-40-14-03-2019.jpg
  • Days before the new leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister of the UK is elected by its members (and expected to be Boris Johnson), the last weekend of Theresa May's unsuccessful Brexit from the European Union saw a March for Change protest with pro-EU Remainers marching through the capital demanding an end to Brexit and a No to a Johnson PM, on 20th July 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-33-20-07-2019.jpg
  • As Prime Minister Theresa May again meets opposition Labour leader Jreemy Corbyn in an attempt to break the deadlock in parliament of Brexit, Brexiteer protestors try to control a political satire banner in strong winds opposite parliament in Westminster, on 4th April 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-09-04-04-2019.jpg
  • Pro-EU Remain protesters march to 'Stop the Coup' in Whitehall, near Downing Street, at the end of a week that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to suspend (prorogue) the British Parliament during the final stages of his Brexit negotiations with the European Union, in Brussels, on 31st August 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    Stop_the_coup_protest-15-31-08-2019.jpg
  • Seven days before the original for the UK to leave the EU, hundreds of thousands of Brexit protestors marched through central London calling for another EU referendum. Organisers of the "Put It To The People" campaign say more than a million people joined the march before rallying in front of Parliament, on 23rd March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-42-23-03-2019.jpg
  • The People’s Vote March For The Future on 20th October 2018 in London, United Kingdom. 650,000 people marched on Parliament to demand their democratic voice to be heard in a landmark demonstration billed as the most important protest of a generation. As the date of the UK’s Brexit from the European Union is ever closer, the protesters gathered in their tens of thousands to make political leaders take notice and to give the British public a vote on the final Brexit deal.
    peoples_vote_march-33-20-10-2018.jpg
  • On the day that Members of Parliament sat on a Saturday (the first time in 37 years and dubbed 'Super Saturday') in order to vote for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal with the EU in Brussels, a million Remainers (according to organisers) marched through the capital to voice their opposition to a Brexit and calling for a peoples' Vote, on 19th October 2019, in London, England.
    peoples_march-41-19-10-2019.jpg
  • As Prime Minister Theresa May petitions European leaders in Brussels, this time to persuade the European Council to accept a delay of the UK's Brexit Article 50, disabled pro-Europeans protest outside parliament in Westminster, on 21st March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-07-21-03-2019.jpg
  • Seven days before the original for the UK to leave the EU, hundreds of thousands of Brexit protestors marched through central London calling for another EU referendum. Organisers of the "Put It To The People" campaign say more than a million people joined the march before rallying in front of Parliament, on 23rd March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-64-23-03-2019.jpg
  • Days before the new leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister of the UK is elected by its members (and expected to be Boris Johnson), the last weekend of Theresa May's unsuccessful Brexit from the European Union saw a March for Change protest with pro-EU Remainers marching through the capital demanding an end to Brexit and a No to a Johnson PM, on 20th July 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-22-20-07-2019.jpg
  • As MPs decide on how to progress with Brexit parliamentary procedure, EU and Union Jack flags fly outside the UK Parliament in Westminster, on 28th March 2019, in London, England
    brexit_protest-04-28-03-2019.jpg
  • As MPs decide on how to progress with Brexit parliamentary procedure, and EU flag catches the face of a passer-by outside the UK Parliament in Westminster, on 28th March 2019, in London, England
    brexit_protest-13-28-03-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK was originally scheduled to leave the EU Prime Minister Theresa May also suffered her third vote defeat, bringing a No Deal Brexit ever closer and Leave Brexiteers protested outside parliament in Westminster, on 29th March 2019, in London, England.
    march_to_leave_protest-17-29-03-2019.jpg
  • Pro-EU Remain protesters march to 'Stop the Coup' in Whitehall, near Downing Street, at the end of a week that saw Prime Minister Boris Johnson ask Queen Elizabeth for permission to suspend (prorogue) the British Parliament during the final stages of his Brexit negotiations with the European Union, in Brussels, on 31st August 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    Stop_the_coup_protest-12-31-08-2019.jpg
  • On the day that Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Brussels to negotiate an expected Brexit delay, pro-EU remainers protest outside parliament in Westminster, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-14-10-04-2019.jpg
  • On the day that Prime Minister Theresa May returns to Brussels to negotiate an expected Brexit delay, young pro-EU remainers protest outside parliament in Westminster, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-42-10-04-2019.jpg
  • On the day that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sought to have Parliament suspended by Queen Elizabeth, days after MPs return to work in September - and only a few weeks before the Brexit deadline, pro-EU Remain voters protest outside the Cabinet Office where daily Brexit contingency planning meetings take place, on 28th August 2019, in Whitehall, Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-21-28-08-2019.jpg
  • As Prime Minister Theresa May tours European capitals hoping to persuade foreign leaders to accept a new Brexit deal (following her cancellation of a Parliamentary vote), pro-EU Remainers protest with satirical figures of Theresa May, Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and David Davies, opposite the Houses of Parliament, on 11th December 2018, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-51-11-12-2018.jpg
  • Days before the new leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister of the UK is elected by its members (and expected to be Boris Johnson), the last weekend of Theresa May's unsuccessful Brexit from the European Union saw a March for Change protest with pro-EU Remainers marching through the capital demanding an end to Brexit and a No to a Johnson PM, on 20th July 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-09-20-07-2019.jpg
  • A tourist asks for a selfie with a pro-Brexiter outside the UK Parliament in a week that Prime Minister Theresa May asks for MPs to back her Brexit deal, on 14th January 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-06-14-01-2019.jpg
  • On the day that rebel Conservative Party rebels and opposition MPs attempt to pass a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit by the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Brexiteers shout at a disabled pro-EU Remainer outside Parliament, on 3rd September 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-60-03-09-2019.jpg
  • On the day that rebel Conservative Party rebels and opposition MPs attempt to pass a law designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit by the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a pro-EU Remainer faces-off with a Brexiteer outside Parliament, on 3rd September 2019, in Westminster, London, England.
    brexit_protest-53-03-09-2019.jpg
  • On the day that the UK was scheduled to leave the European Union and political parties commence campaigning for the General Election on December 12th, a Brexiter woman shouts at police officers as Brexiters voice their anger outside the British parliament in Westminster, on 31st October 2019,
    brexit_ptotest-05-31-10-2019.jpg
  • Graffiti quoting that The "End Is Near", written on a bench overlooking the Houses of Parliament across the river Thames in Westminster, on 27th March 2019, in London, England
    westminster_parliament-09-27-03-2019.jpg
  • Storm clouds gather and dark times are ahead for the modern City of London (with the Norman-era Tower of London, right), on 14th September 2017, in London, England. The City is the historical financial district founded by the Romans in the 1st Century but faces a post-Brexit financial uncertainty.
    city_cityscape-03-13-09-2017.jpg
  • The squashed perspective of a grenadier guardsman standing as sentry next to a doorway and a closed down business - a metaphor for Brexit, on Oxford Street, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
    street_sentry-01-12-12-2017.jpg
  • One day before Brexit Day (the date of 31st January 2020, when the UK legally exits the European Union), a pro-EU Remainer stands outside parliament alongside a Latin pun referring to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Queen's 'annus horribilis' (her 1992, a year of disaster fire at Windsor Castle and royal scandal). Remainers chose to celebrate the UK's membership with the EU for one last time for 'A party like there's no tomorrow' outside parliament, in Parliament Square, Westminster, on 30th January 2020, in London, England.
    brexit_protest-09-30-01-2020.jpg
  • After threee and a half years of political upheavel in the British parliament, Brexiteers celebrate in Westminster on Brexit Day, the day when the UK legally leaves the European Union, on 31st January 2020, in London, England.
    brexit_day-42-31-01-2020.jpg
  • A Brexit pun using pet kittens at a closed pet shop in Greenwich, on 21st March 2019, in London, England.
    brexit_cats-01-21-03-2019.jpg
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