Author: Dan Sabbagh / Source: the Guardian

Labour’s deputy leader, Tom Watson, will address the People’s Vote march on Saturday, saying he is prepared to vote for Theresa May’s Brexit deal in parliament as long she agrees to put it to a second referendum.

The politician will be the most senior Labour figure to address the rally in Parliament Square in the afternoon, following a mass march through central London at which hundreds of thousands of people – and possibly more – are expected to attend.

Breaking away from the carefully crafted Brexit compromises promoted by the party leader, Jeremy Corbyn, Watson will say he has “an explicit message for Theresa May: I will vote for your deal or a revised deal you can agree with my party.

“I will help you get it over the line to prevent a disastrous no-deal exit. But I can only vote for your deal – or any deal – if you let the people have a vote on it too. That’s why I’m proud to be marching. I trust the people I represent.”

The last People’s Vote march in October attracted an estimated 700,000 protesters, and while its organisers are reluctant to say any more than that “hundreds of thousands” are due to attend on Saturday, the expectation is that significantly more will turn up.

Other politicians due to speak at the rally – which is due to run between 2.45pm and 4pm in Parliament Square – include Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, and Michael Heseltine, a former Conservative cabinet minister.

Watson will be the most senior Labour figure speaking at the conclusion of the march, although there will also be speeches from the…

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