At a Cabinet meeting this week, British officials stressed the importance of controlling migration from Europe as a vital part of the expected Brexit negotiations with European leaders.
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The pair clashed near Downing Street and then Izzard, wearing high heels, chased the man before he was caught by police who pinned him to the ground.
Thousands of pro-EU supporters have taken to the streets to protest in the wake of the Brexit vote, sparking trolling from some Leave voters who called them “sore losers” who wanted to overturn democracy.
The TV star and political activist, who identifies as transgender, managed to get his hat back from the floor before dusting it off and returning to the March for Europe demonstration.
Scotland Yard could not immediately confirm this afternoon whether the man had been arrested or simply restrained. The London event saw a number of notable speakers, including pro-EU campaigner Izzard.
The so-called March for Europe aimed to put pressure on the Government to delay activating Article 50, which will begin the formal process of Brtiain leaving the EU.
Campaigners marched from Hyde Park and through Whitehall to the Houses of Parliament.
The protesters want to halt the Government formally invoking article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which triggers the two year deadline to withdrawal from the European Union, and are backed by Labour’s Chuka Umunna, co-leader of the Greens Caroline Lucas, and comedians Eddie Izzard and Josie Long.
Earlier in the day Izzard has told protestors to “believe in hope” during the rally.
Prime Minister Theresa May has previously said that June’s vote will be respected adding “Brexit means Brexit”.
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“There’s a lot of us who are very positive, I’m still European”.
