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22 May 2018updated 05 Aug 2021 10:15am

“We’re out, accept it!”: on the road with Renew – the new political party trying to reverse Brexit

A group of centrist activists are going around the country trying to persuade voters to change their minds.

By Anoosh Chakelian

“I don’t want to talk about it,” barks a taxi driver outside Milton Keynes station, climbing into his cab and shutting the door. “That’s it,” he yells from the window. “It’s decided. We’re out. Accept it.”

“But don’t you think people have changed their minds…?” an activist for the anti-Brexit party, Renew, entreats, bending down by the window to get a view of the driver’s seat.

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