September 2, 2019 10.58 am This story is over 54 months old

Hundreds attend Lincoln pro-democracy march

Pro-democracy rally in Lincoln at the weekend

Hundreds of people marched down Lincoln High Street on Sunday in protest of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s five-week long prorogation of Parliament.

The group met at the top of the High Street at 1pm on September 1, and marched down to Cornhill square.

There, several speakers addressed the crowd, including from the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrats, and from Euro MP Shaffaq Mohammed (Lib Dem).

You can watch the full set of speeches from our Facebook live stream on the day, below:

Live from the pro-democracy march in Lincoln

Posted by The Lincolnite on Sunday, 1 September 2019

More than 30 cities and towns across the UK hosted #StopTheCoup protests this weekend. The London event was attended by more than 20,000 people.

Further protests are expected this week.

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