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Only a referendum on May's Brexit deal can end deadlock in parliament

If No Deal was on the ballot, it would split the pro-Brexit vote between May's Brexit and a No Deal Brexit

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Thom Brooks | The Conversation
Now that EU leaders have signed off the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, Theresa May faces a huge struggle to get parliament’s approval for it. At a time where the country never seemed so divided, the prime minister managed to unite most MPs against her plans. Westminster is at a stand-off. The revolt is growing from all sides the longer it continues, ahead of a vote in mid-December.

If parliament’s Brexit deadlock continues, the public should now decide whether to accept May’s deal or remain in the European Union. But a second referendum must be treated with great care. Divisions over Brexit
Topics : Brexit