It would enrage the right and further erode trust in the British political system
Parliament is about to enter another decisive week in the Brexit deliberations. On Tuesday MPs will vote on Theresa May’s deal, and, if it falls, on a no-deal Brexit and the question of extending article 50. Yet little has changed since the last time MPs were asked to vote. The deal is essentially the same as before and likely to be rejected once more, yet there appears no clear majority in parliament for any alternative.
Something fundamental has to change. The Labour leadership, having seen its alternative soft Brexit proposals defeated, has formally announced support for a second referendum, suggesting this to be the logical consequence of the formal party conference position established last autumn. Yet this position, while popular among party members, is fraught with danger if handled badly.
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