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muriel_volestrangler

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7. Parliament could schedule another referendum, but they'd need to be very sure that Remain would win

Reply to Jim Lane (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 28, 2018, 04:28 PM

Mar 2018

While the vote was 52%-48%, the estimate here was that 408 constituencies had a Leave majority, and 241 a Remain majority (and one is given as 50-50).

So that means that most MPs have a constituency that would be well pissed off if the decision was reversed, unless there's a massive swing to 'Remain'. They'd get attacked as "reholding the vote until they got the result they wanted". So far, the swing to Remain in opinion polls has been small.

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BeLeave revelations taint Brexit result. There must be another vote [View all] Ghost Dog Mar 2018 OP

Wylie says Vote Leave cheating may well have swayed EU referendum result muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #1

What would have to happen for another vote to occur? Jim Lane Mar 2018 #2

I imagine they could but... Thyla Mar 2018 #3

The EU Commission and Council Presidents invite UK to remain in the EU: Ghost Dog Mar 2018 #4

Yes, shame nobody is going to take them up on that offer.. Thyla Mar 2018 #5

Yes indeed. Ghost Dog Mar 2018 #6

Parliament could schedule another referendum, but they'd need to be very sure that Remain would win muriel_volestrangler Mar 2018 #7