We shouldn’t assume that our failure to break through in the General Election means that people don’t agree with our policy on a referendum on the Brexit deal.
Polling is consistently showing that a majority of people are coming round to that position. For that reason, it would be unwise for us to ditch it.
A Survation poll carried out less than two weeks ago found that 53% of those who expressed a preference favoured a further referendum.
A poll of Scots for STV similarly showed that 61% of those polled said they wanted to see a referendum on the deal. This is particularly interesting given that 70% didn’t want a referendum on independence at the moment. It is significant, though, that 22% of those want to wait and see what happens with Brexit, so that argument isn’t entirely over.
Over at the Huffington Post, Tom Brake set out the case to continue wth our policy on a second referendum:
I do not agree with the view that we should just remain silent during the negotiating process and accept any deal the Government comes up with. This issue is far too important to give the Government a blank cheque. This is like saying that after a general election we should just accept and rubber stamp all decisions until the next election, without holding the Government to account.
I believe, even more strongly than a year ago, that just as people were able to vote for departure from the EU, they should be given a vote on our destination in our future relationship with the EU.
If the process started with a referendum, why shouldn’t it end with another one?
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