March to Leave: 20 pictures as Nigel Farage's Brexit protest starts in Sunderland

Campaigners have set off on a 14-day march in support of the UK leaving the EU as planned on March 29.
We look at how the Leave Means Leave protest got underway in Sunderland.We look at how the Leave Means Leave protest got underway in Sunderland.
We look at how the Leave Means Leave protest got underway in Sunderland.

Organised by the Leave Means Leave group, the protest set off in Sunderland today and will end in London on March 29. Those taking part will end the first day in Hartlepool at some point on Saturday. This is how the event got underway in Sunderland.