Brexiteers back second EU referendum to stop 'soft' departure from bloc

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

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January 11, 2018 / 5:44 AM / Updated 19 minutes ago

Brexiteers back second EU referendum to stop 'soft' departure from bloc

William James

LONDON (Reuters) - Two of Britain’s most prominent Brexit campaigners endorsed a second referendum on leaving the European Union on Thursday as the best way to stop EU supporters from trying to water down, or even halt, the country’s departure from the bloc.

Britons shocked the political establishment in June 2016 by voting 52 to 48 percent in favor of ending more than four decades of political, economic and legal ties with the EU.

But, with the nation still deeply polarized, disillusion over the complexity of withdrawal setting in and pessimism about the economic impact of Brexit rising, many in the fervently anti-EU camp fear an eventual “soft” withdrawal that would keep key ties and foil any clampdown on immigration.

Nigel Farage, a central figure in the “Leave” campaign ahead of the referendum and in its surprise outcome, said he was warming to the idea of holding a second vote to settle the argument on whether leaving was the right decision or not.

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[Hokie]

1. You might regret getting what you wish for Nigel

I suspect a second referendum would fail.

[bronxiteforever]

2. Jo Coxs blood is on Farages hands

He is a monumentally despicable person.