Leading Brexiteer Tory MEP Daniel Hannan has urged Leave voters to boycott second EU referendum

A LEADING Brexiteer has called for Leave voters to stage a mass boycott of any second EU referendum - as an MI6 chief called for one.

Hundreds of thousands of protesters are expected to take to central London’s streets today for the biggest march yet for a People’s Vote to overturn 2016’s result.

The MEP has asked Leavers to avoid voting in any second EU referendumCredit: Alamy Live News

Speaking ahead of it, Tory MEP Daniel Hannan called on the 17.4million who voted out to stay away from any second poll if MPs succeed in enforcing one.

Mr Hannan told Al Jazeera show UpFront: “A second referendum would be utterly illegitimate. I would not vote in it, because we’ve just had a referendum.

“When the British people have given a very clear mandate, and the unelected peers and the elites then turnaround and undo it, we should not play that game.”

But a former MI6 chief yesterday gave his backing to a second vote as the only way to reunite the nation.

Thousands are expected to march calling for a second referendumCredit: EPA

Sir John Sawers, who was in charge of the Secret Intelligence Service from 2009-14, said: “I believe that all of us, the advocates of Britain leaving the EU as well as those arguing we should still remain a member, should support a second referendum.

“A national decision by referendum would at least be final and would allow us to start healing the divisions that have opened up over the Brexit question.
“Only a second referendum will put the issue to rest.”