Hundreds gathered to join a national protest of more than 500,000 people in support of a ‘People’s Vote’ on the final Brexit deal.

St Albans City station was surrounded by a sea of blue and yellow on Saturday morning as pro-European Union supporters made their way to London for the rally.

Members of St Albans for Europe, the city’s branch of the European Movement UK, which organised the attendees, were worried about the impact of Brexit on the area.

Founder member Judith Leary-Joyce said: “People in St Albans will lose jobs as the banks and the big businesses have to move to Europe, which will then affect house prices, as well as trade and local business.”

Ms Leary-Joyce, 69, also voiced misgivings over the nature of the Leave campaign.

She added: “There’s so much we didn’t know at the beginning that we’re discovering now.

“Parliament should not be taking this vote, it needs to come back to the people when we’ve got some more truth.”

Much was made of St Albans MP Anne Main’s staunch pro-Leave stance, despite representing a constituency which voted 62.7 per cent to remain in 2016.

Executive member Danny Clare told St Albans Review: “Anne Main has been unresponsive to our messages, tells us what she thinks about Brexit and doesn’t answer our concerns as a liberal, diverse and accepting community.

“She is a member of the European Research Group - a group of Leave-supporting politicians - and does not represent St Albans whatsoever.”

The MP has previously defended her record by evoking a duty to represent the ‘will of the people’.

Helen Campbell, secretary of St Albans for Europe, said: “A lot of people in this country have changed their minds.

“People who say they voted leave now realise that the realities of Brexit are not something that they actually want.”