I agree, leavers should welcome a second referendum with a clear leave option, eg No deal or remain, many who voted remain would vote leave because of the attempt to overturn democracy - or the EU style "sorry you got it wrong the first time, care to try again". However remainers in parliament would probably veto no deal being on the ballot paper, hence the remain or leave in name only options.johnh wrote:Just to clarify. The 2016 referendum was to 'stay' or 'leave'. There were no options for deals of any type. The Labour party appear to be adopting the EU undemocratic approach - if you lose the first vote then keep voting until you get the result you want. I used to be against a second referendum but would welcome it now. Leave would increase its majority. A post on here said Labour would be hammered in a GE in the midlands and north, so would Remain in a second referendum. The problem Remain have is that all their leading lights are from the London Liberal Elite. Goes down like a lead balloon in the midlands and the north.
I would prefer to remain, but the genie is out of the bottle with the referendum and it needs to be a referendum to settle it now. People and parliament often differ on views, for instance parliament would never vote for capital punishment, but if that was ever put to a referendum, people may not like the result. The 2016 referendum was seen as a way to quell the tory eurosceptics and win UKIP voters over, doubt there was any belief leave would actually win.