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Lowenna Waters
May 08, 2019
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Brexiteer Tom Harwood took to Twitter to boast about the size of a crowd at a Brexit Party rally, and it goes without saying that people were quick to point out the obvious.
In a tweet, the Guido Fawkes reporter said:
Peterborough rally for the Brexit Party. When was the last time British politics saw something like this?? Astonishing. They’re doing three rallies a week!
Peterborough rally for the Brexit Party. When was the last time British politics saw something like this?? Astonish… https://t.co/83Zj1evVOW— Tom Harwood (@Tom Harwood) 1557255578
He then compared it to a video of the London Change UK rally, which appeared to have considerably fewer people present, writing:
meanwhile at Change UK...
meanwhile at Change UK... https://t.co/bXmepx9U0u— Tom Harwood (@Tom Harwood) 1557255800
The first Brexit Party rally was held in Peterborough on May 7, and between 1,500 and 1,800 people are believed to have been in attendance at the town's Kingsgate Conference Centre, reports Cambridgeshire Live.
However, despite the impressive turnout, people on Twitter were quick to point out that many other left-wing rallies, gatherings and protests have seen considerably larger crowds present.
Some brought up Jeremy Corbyn's appearance at Glastonbury in 2017.
@tomhfh Jeremy Corbyn 2015/16/17.— Aaron Bastani (@Aaron Bastani) 1557260982
And the crowds he managed to draw in 2016.
@tomhfh Summer 2016... Jeremy Corbyn. I do agree that we must pay attention to the many people who want us to leav… https://t.co/YCcF1TXiVM— Dan Lewis ☭ (@Dan Lewis ☭) 1557269901
How about the SNP?
@tomhfh Yes it's truly unique... #brexit #BrexitParty https://t.co/ehato32Alo— Gavin Newlands MP (@Gavin Newlands MP) 1557265867
@tomhfh *Cough* https://t.co/MDSc5ory9a— Ross Colquhoun (@Ross Colquhoun) 1557312223
@tomhfh The @theSNP conference in Edinburgh two weeks ago required an Overspill Hall as all the SNP Dlegates could… https://t.co/coBR8WesO9— 🏴Sheila McKenzie🏴 (@🏴Sheila McKenzie🏴) 1557309752
Erm, and the 'stop Brexit' Remain marches...
@tomhfh https://t.co/DYI3JUtK73— The Good Witch FBPE 🇪🇸🇪🇺3.5%💫🎪 (@The Good Witch FBPE 🇪🇸🇪🇺3.5%💫🎪) 1557260230
Corbyn again?
@tomhfh 'when was the last British politics saw something like this?' Most probably when Corbyn have a speech! https://t.co/SO5zR3VYmb— Lord of Irony (@Lord of Irony) 1557260106
Some people were inevitably impressed.
But another summed it up.
@tomhfh @Nigel_Farage Didn’t we see a million people march on London?— Jake Lamour-Johnson 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷 (@Jake Lamour-Johnson 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷) 1557258518
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