People are sharing pictures of the Brexit riots – 13 favourites

It’s not only Halloween – you know this already – it is also Brexit Day, the day when the UK was (supposed) to leave the European Union.

If it didn’t happen, Boris Johnson and his fellow leave enthusiasts predicted all sorts of chaos, including Tory MP Mark Francois who memorably said the country would ‘explode’.

So naturally people have been marking exactly what’s been happening on the streets of the UK using the hashtag #brexitriots and really, it’s shocking stuff.

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Mark Francois’ Brexit Riots have started! #notbrexitday #BrexitDay #brexitriots pic.twitter.com/htHXy4yxHk

— Mark Davyd (@markdavyd) October 31, 2019

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#brexitriots
Just heard an old woman on the bus tut loudly while she was reading The Daily Mail.
This is getting out of control!

— joe heenan (@joeheenan) October 31, 2019

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It's all kicking off. #BrexitRiots pic.twitter.com/dmRLVRSF0x

— t h u m b s (@Thumbsuk) October 31, 2019

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Massive crowds gathering on Trafalgar Square.

Atmosphere very tense.#brexitriots pic.twitter.com/6wXdL1MBJZ

— Richard Richard (@Truthma81128749) October 31, 2019

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#BrexitRiots heading on to the village to post a letter. I’m going tooled up incase. pic.twitter.com/xtzx08CNkv

— FIGJAM (@captain_parsnip) October 31, 2019

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https://twitter.com/bertnotbob/status/1189862175235592193

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https://twitter.com/liamlcfc88/status/1189862079060160512

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Just arrived at Parliament Square for the #Brexitriots, where my people at?! pic.twitter.com/PY4HmRVBA1

— Craig (@thecraigjackson) October 31, 2019

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#brexitriots PHOTO EXCLUSIVE Troops deployed at key strategic transport hubs to contain public #NoBrexitDay fury #DieInADitch #DieInADitchDay #markfrancois pic.twitter.com/Byu8l4GfIA

— Julian Shea (@juliansheasport) October 31, 2019

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https://twitter.com/stuartbriscoe5/status/1189892427550806016

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The pro-Brexit protestors were last seen trying to remember how they got there and where they were meant to be going.#BrexitRiots #BrexitDay pic.twitter.com/rHT5pILD87

— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) October 31, 2019

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We had severe flooding here last weekend but nothing compares to this. #brexitriots pic.twitter.com/CfuFK0VlwE

— Bryan Turner (@turnerpainter) October 31, 2019

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Just took my 93yr old Dad to riot, he's registered stupid. In a very loud voice he said "Help me set fire to this bin & chuck it through Oddbins window then we'll go down Spoons" & a cheer went up from all the pigeons & a DHL delivery driver.#BrexitRiots#BritainIsExploding

— Phlegm Clandango (@Cain_Unable) October 31, 2019

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It’s (not) Brexit Day and we’ve rounded up the riot and explosion reports – our 24 favourites