In a sea of a million people, this is what it was like to cover the historic Put It To The People march

In a crowd that huge, you clearly can’t be everywhere at once. But as a reporter, here's how I took steps to make sure I got to the heart of the story

One of the great privileges of being a journalist – certainly, there has to be some, considering the pay – is that occasionally it gives one a ringside seat on history being made.

This was, undeniably, the case on Saturday.

As an estimated 1 million people descended on London’s streets for The Independent-backed Put It To The People march, I was the reporter sent to cover this vast and colourful carnival of Brexit resistance.