BREXIT
Second referendum possible if legislators reject Theresa May’s plan
May is struggling to win support at home and in Brussels for her exit plan
Britain could hold a second referendum on its EU membership if legislators reject Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan, a government minister says, as pro-EU campaigners set out how parliament could force a new vote. Britain’s narrow 2016 vote to exit the EU still divides public opinion with less than seven months until the country is due to leave the bloc. May is struggling to win support at home and in Brussels for her exit plan. She has rejected the idea of a second referendum on leaving the EU, but one of her ministers said it could still happen if her negotiating strategy is rejected. "Those to the right of the party — the pro-Brexit wing — will be very concerned that if that deal doesn’t prevail, they’ll end up in the situation where we could have a second referendum and we could end up not leaving the EU altogether," said Mel Stride, a minister in Britain’s finance ministry. "There is a danger of that happening," he said. Stride’s comments were contained within remarks setting o...
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