Anti-Brexit protests break out on London streets after petition for a SECOND EU referendum hits 2million names in a day

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Anti-Brexit protests broke out on the streets of London after a petition for a second EU referendum attracted 2million signatures within a day.

Demonstrators waved EU flags, held posters saying 'Yes 2 EU' and banners claiming the older population had 'stole our future'.

The protests came despite a record 33.5million people taking part in Thursday's referendum and the rate of turnout was the highest than any election since 1992. 

The Leave campaign won the historic vote by 51.9 per cent of the vote to 48.1 per cent - a margin of 1,269,501 votes.

Now, two million people had signed the petition demanding a re-run. 

But a closer look at where the signatures are from reveals that the vast majority of those wanting another referendum live in London and areas with a high population of students. 

Thousands came from north London, Cambridge and Oxford, while more than 3,000 of David Cameron's constituents also signed the petition.  

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