5 years, 2 months ago

Second EU referendum would not be ‘wholly unreasonable’ after Brexit, says Nigel Farage

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ /verifyErrors }} Britain could hold a second EU referendum after it becomes clear how Brexit has worked out, Nigel Farage has said. The Brexit Party leader said another vote might not be “wholly unreasonable” once voters had had time to see the effects of the policy. At a press conference in Brussels ahead of his last European parliament speech, Mr Farage said he would miss being the “pantomime villain” of the EU’s legislature.

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

UK must rejoin EU, warns Clegg, claiming bloc is on brink of collapse

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The former deputy prime minister and ex-Liberal Democrat leader said economic growth “literally went into …

5 months ago

Britain will rejoin the EU within 15 years, former Brussels chief predicts

The Independent

11 months ago

Are we heading for ANOTHER EU referendum? Polling guru Sir John Curtice says Britain could face a fresh showdown by 2040 with Labour's voters 'very anti-Brexit'

Daily Mail

Britain is on track for another referendum on whether to be in the EU, according to a polling guru. Professor Sir John Curtice pointed to the overwhelmingly anti-Brexit views of Labour voters and younger generations as he argued the issue has not been settled. However, speaking at an event organised by the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank, Sir John …

1 year, 7 months ago

Is a second referendum on the EU really what Britain needs?

The Independent

Referendums have always been alien to Britain’s representative parliamentary democracy. After the Scottish independence referendum, I’m sure he thought he would walk an EU membership vote, and he made little effort to persuade the electorate of the enormous economic, social and cultural benefits that the UK had enjoyed within the EU. If it does happen it will be when more …

1 year, 8 months ago

Brexit: More than half of Britons would vote to rejoin the EU, poll finds

The Independent

1 year, 8 months ago

Over 40% of voters believe Labour will reverse Brexit

The Independent

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While 23 per …

1 year, 9 months ago

Brexit: This is how Britain could actually rejoin the EU

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2 years, 2 months ago

Brexit poll: Two years on, two-thirds of Britons support a future referendum on rejoining the EU

The Independent

3 years, 4 months ago

Voters want to reverse Brexit amid shortages and EU clashes, polls show

The Independent

5 years, 2 months ago

UK will rejoin EU as younger voters realise Brexit is mistake, says Verhofstadt

The Independent

5 years, 4 months ago

If Nigel Farage believed in voters’ support, he would welcome a second Brexit referendum

The Independent

5 years, 8 months ago

How could Labour emerge unscathed from a second referendum? Campaign for both Leave and Remain

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Despite promises from commentators that Labour …

5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit news: McDonnell urges Labour to back second referendum after EU election drubbing

The Independent

5 years, 10 months ago

Brexit: Renewed hope for second referendum as Theresa May’s deputy discusses ‘research’ with opposition leaders

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May’s deputy has given fresh hope to second referendum campaigners …

5 years, 11 months ago

Second referendum: is another Brexit people’s vote becoming inevitable?

CNN

CNN — Amid the excitement of Prime Minister Theresa May suddenly being on speaking terms with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, something has happened in Parliament that could alter the course of Brexit. If the May-Corbyn process does not produce a compromise that can be quickly ratified, the UK government would be forced to request an extension to the Brexit process …

6 years ago

In my last months as Lib Dem leader I’m determined to do one thing – force another Brexit referendum

The Independent

6 years, 1 month ago

If Britain wants a second Brexit referendum, here's what would need to happen first

ABC

Once unthinkable, the spectre of a second Brexit referendum has again been thrown into the spotlight after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn backed a public vote. First, the Brexit deadline would need to be extended Britain is currently set to stop being a member of the European Union at the end of March — specifically, at 11:00pm on March 29, London …

6 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: UK flirts with second referendum to escape eternal chaos

CNN

London CNN — It was only months ago that the mere utterance of a second referendum would be palmed off by the bulk of Britain’s political class as wishful thinking by “remoaners” who voted to stay in the European Union. Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington, May’s de facto deputy, held talks with opposition Labour party lawmakers in a bid to …

6 years, 3 months ago

Nigel Farage tells supporters to prepare for 2nd Brexit referendum

Daily Mail

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage told a pro-Brexit rally in London on Friday night that he expects there to be a second referendum within months because the government will 'betray us completely'. Both he and Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg gave impassioned speeches at the Leave Means Leave rally in central London, with the former UKIP leader urging Brexit campaigners to …

6 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: New EU referendum moves closer as MPs take back control on historic day of defeats for Theresa May

The Independent

6 years, 5 months ago

A second referendum is now firmly on the cards

The Independent

There was a politically confected honeymoon period for Brexit after the 2016 referendum – overnight our departure from Europe became a forgone conclusion; the remain alliance was shattered, its champions cowed. 100+ MPs who have publicly backed a second referendum on EU membership It determinedly chipped away at the dogma underpinning Brexit, but it was not until Open Britain teamed …

6 years, 5 months ago

A second Brexit referendum is wishful thinking

CNN

Editor’s Note: Beth Oppenheim is a researcher at the Centre for European Reform in London. CNN — The UK’s 2016 Brexit referendum was meant to put the vexed question of Britain’s relationship with Europe to bed forever – it didn’t. One millionaire owner of a well-known plumbing company has put up bright yellow billboards around London exclaiming: “Bollocks to Brexit …

6 years, 5 months ago

Opinion | Second Brexit referendum: a double-edged sword?

Live Mint

As deadlines approach and red lines are redrawn in the UK’s impending withdrawal from the European Union, it is imperative for the people of Britain to regain democratic control over a process that is opaque and ludicrously irrational. The Labour Party is proposing that the UK remain within a customs union with the EU but not within the single market. …

6 years, 7 months ago

Why you want a Final Say: 25 comments from our petition for a second Brexit referendum

The Independent

6 years, 8 months ago

Downing Street says there will not be a second EU referendum

Daily Mail

Justine Greening today predicted more Tory MPs would join her demand for a second referendum as Remainers stepped up the fight to block Brexit. Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has also used the failure of Mrs May's proposals to win broad support as the basis of demands for a second referendum, declaring Chequers the 'worst of all worlds' and 'mush'. …

7 years, 2 months ago

When it comes to a second referendum, our best advice comes from the EU diplomat telling us to ‘stop dicking around’

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

A second Brexit referendum would only cause more suffering

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Nigel Farage says 'maybe' there should be a second referendum on EU membership

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

While everyone is cooing over Nigel Farage's Brexit U-turn, remember he would benefit from whatever the outcome of a second referendum

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Leave campaign chief backs second EU referendum, saying it is 'the only option'

The Independent

7 years, 2 months ago

Why a second Brexit vote would be a bad idea

CNN

Editor’s Note: James Kirkup is the director of the Social Market Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank based in London. Perhaps the Remain campaign would learn from its 2016 failures and do better this time, engaging with the cultural and social factors that drove the Leave vote instead of relying on a dry economic threat. And how would the UK’s liberalizing …

7 years, 2 months ago

Nigel Farage floats second Brexit referendum

CNN

London CNN — Nigel Farage, the most prominent campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union, says he is warming to the idea of a second Brexit referendum. Farage, the former leader of the UK Independence Party, said it would silence “once and for all” the voices of those who oppose Britain’s departure from the EU and want it to …

7 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: Top Labour figures give mixed messages on second EU referendum

The Independent

7 years, 11 months ago

Labour's Clive Lewis calls for a second Brexit referendum

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Labour’s Clive Lewis and Rachael Maskell have called for a second …

7 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May warned of fresh court challenge over Brexit as ‘law requires second referendum' on any agreement

The Independent

8 years, 6 months ago

Green Party leader Caroline Lucas calls for second EU referendum

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A second European Union referendum should be held in order to …

8 years, 8 months ago

Brexit: Government rejects second EU referendum petition signed by 4.1 million

The Independent

8 years, 8 months ago

British government declines petition for second EU referendum

India TV News

London: The British Government today rejected a call for a second referendum on European Union membership in a petition that was signed by more than 4.1 million people following the Brexit vote. However in an official reply, the Foreign Office said 33 million people had had their say and "the decision must be respected". “As the Prime Minister made clear …

8 years, 8 months ago

Four out of 10 people want a second EU referendum before Brexit, poll finds

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

David Cameron rules out possibility of second EU referendum despite online petition

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Petition for second EU referendum so popular the government site's crashing

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Nigel Farage tells European Parliament 'Britain won't be the last country to leave the EU'

ABC

Nigel Farage has been heckled in the European Parliament after telling its members they were "in denial", and predicting Britain would not be the last country to leave the EU. Key points: Nigel Farage tells EU Parliament none of its members have "ever done a proper job" Says UK will not be last member state to leave the EU Merkel …

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit petition: More than a million people demand change to EU referendum rules to force second vote

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Brexit: Petition demanding change to EU referendum rules to force second vote passes 700,000 signatures

The Independent

8 years, 9 months ago

Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union

The Hindu

For the British voter, it’s a rare moment. The results of the June 23 referendum, the second vote in 41 years on United Kingdom’s place in the European Union, will have implications for generations to come. According to one poll tracker, the ‘exit’ camp has a one percentage point lead over the ‘remain’ lobby in the weighted average of recent …

9 years, 5 months ago

Nicola Sturgeon tells David Cameron: Terms of Scottish referendum will be 'breached' if you take us out of the EU

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nicola Sturgeon has told David Cameron that if Britain votes to …

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