Brexit battle bus has Leave 'lies' replaced with 'truth' by Greenpeace campaigners outside Parliament

The Brexit battle bus has had its "lies" removed and replaced with the phrase 'time for truth' outside parliament by Greenpeace this morning.

Campaigners took the Vote Leave bus, which was emblazoned with the disputed £350 million NHS claim, and are stickering it with more than 10,000 questions for the new Government.

It had been said that, by leaving the EU, £350 million would have been freed up to spend on the health service, a claim which has since been retracted.

The Greenpeace stickers form a montage which spells out “time for truth” in huge white letters on the side of the bus.

Their battle bus re-brand comes as the new government starts its first full week in office.

A Greenpeace spokesman revealed the charity had contacted the company who hired out the battle bus and got hold of it for themelves.

Speaking from the bus opposite Old Palace Yard, Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said: “The referendum campaign was marred by exaggerations and lies, but now we need the truth.

Greenpeace have rebranded the van outside Parliament
© John Cobb / Greenpeace

“That’s why we’re covering Boris Johnson’s battle bus with thousands of questions for the new government from Leave and Remain voters.”

Mr Sauven added that most of the framework protecting the countryside and wildlife derives from European law and people wanted to know what the government was going to do once those environmental laws no longer apply.

There are more than 10,000 stickers on the bus and Greenpeace are inviting people to send them more.

False: Brexiteers backtracked over the £350million saving for NHS claim
© John Cobb / Greenpeace

A Leave voter from Swansea sent Greenpeace a message which is now on the side of the bus.

The message states: “I voted leave. My greatest concern for our island is to protect what little natural habitat we have left.

“I hope the government will not let the country down on this issue.”

Another message from Paul in Worthing reads: “When I was young. Raw sewage and industrial effluent was being poured into our rivers.

“Now the rivers are clean enough to bring fish to our cities. Are you going to keep our rivers, landscapes and atmosphere clean or are you going to go backwards?”

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