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Nigel Farage: Narrow Remain win may lead to second referendum
Last edited Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:07 PM - Edit history (1)
There could be unstoppable demand for a re-run of the EU referendum if Remain wins by a narrow margin on 23 June, UKIP leader Nigel Farage has said.
Mr Farage said he believed the Leave campaign were on course for victory.
But he said there would be resentment, particularly in the Conservative Party, if not, with claims the referendum will not have been a fair contest.
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The question of a second referendum was raised by Mr Farage in an interview with the Mirror in which he said: "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681
Mr Farage said he believed the Leave campaign were on course for victory.
But he said there would be resentment, particularly in the Conservative Party, if not, with claims the referendum will not have been a fair contest.
...
The question of a second referendum was raised by Mr Farage in an interview with the Mirror in which he said: "In a 52-48 referendum this would be unfinished business by a long way. If the Remain campaign win two-thirds to one-third that ends it."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-eu-referendum-36306681
I guess we're almost all pretty sore right now, but I thought I'd add a dose of irony and a reminder of blatant typical hypocrisy to the mix. Farage said this back in May.
