A “B******* to Brexit” bus is set to tour the UK after receiving £16,000 of crowdfunding donations from Remainers.
The bus tour, organised by the same volunteers behind the popular “B******* to Brexit” stickers, aims to “motivate Remainers into action” in the campaign for a People’s Vote on Theresa May’s EU divorce deal.
It will depart Parliament on December 7 before stopping in Islington, Uxbridge and Maidenhead: the constituencies of Brexit key players Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson and Mrs May.
From there, the bus will tour towns and cities across the country until December 20 – even stopping in Brussels on December 13 for the European Council summit.
Paolo Arrigo, one of the tour organisers from the B******* to Brexit group, told the Standard: “The words ‘b******* to Brexit’ have become the defining phrase of the resistance and defiance against Brexit. It’s really stuck, and it rolls of the tongue.
“The bus idea came from the People’s Vote march through central London last month. Everyone was wearing the ‘B******* to Brexit’ stickers.
“We feel the campaign needs something bold, and this bus tour is it.”
The bus, wrapped in fluorescent yellow, will show the text: “B******* to Brexit. It’s not a done deal. Write to your MP today.”
It has been paid for by 841 supporters after a successful crowdfunding campaign. Organisers have pledged to get celebrities, Remainer MPs and community activists on the bus for each of its different tour stops.
On some legs, there will even be singing performances from a Boris Johnson impersonator named Faux Bo Jo.
Mr Arrigo, a small business owner and lifelong Conservative voter from Harrow in north London, continued: “We are going to have fun on the tour, but it’s got a really serious message, a bold message.
"We have a whole mix of people, from van drivers to lawyers, a real cross-section of the population. It’s nothing to do with class or money."
As Prime Minister Mrs May holds crucial talks this weekend for the special EU Council Brexit summit, Mr Arrigo, who has switched political allegiance to the Liberal Democrats, added: “Brexit has been like buying a house before you’ve seen it. Well, we have seen the house and know what it looks like.
“Brexit isn’t the answer and the government cocked it up. We want a People’s Vote, which isn’t even to say Remain would win. But we want a vote. Democracy is an ongoing process.”
