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North Of London, Brexit Supporters Gather To 'Feel Proud And Unashamed'

The Leavers of Lincolnshire group aims to provide a safe space "so you could come together and be proud to be a Brexiteer," says a member. "To not be called an idiot, to not be called a racist."
Will Grover, a local councillor in Lincolnshire, tells pro-Brexit voters in the village of Horncastle that they should be proud of voting to leave the European Union. Grover says Brexiteers can feel stigmatized for their views, and he hoped the gathering might provide a safe space for some Brexit voters.

"Are you angry?" yelled Will Grover, a councillor with Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party.

"Yes!" yelled back the mostly older crowd.

"You should be," said Grover, "because your voice, your vote, is being betrayed. They do not respect you. Why should you respect them?"

Grover and several dozen others were venting their anger at Britain's parliamentarians, an organization that describes itself as "an online AND offline community bringing like-minded people together across the U.K."

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