Brexit: People’s Vote Debate
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Lord Cormack
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Brexit: People’s Vote
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Lord Callanan
As on so many things, the most reverend Primate makes important points that we should all take careful heed of.
Lord Cormack (Con)
Does my noble friend accept that the referendum of June 2016 divided this country more bitterly than anything else in living memory? What is the point of exacerbating that division by having another referendum for which there is clearly no groundswell of public opinion? As someone who deeply regrets the result of the referendum of 2016, I endorse, as I hope will my noble friend, the most reverend Primate’s plea for reconciliation.
Lord Callanan
My noble friend is absolutely correct. There are many arguments against a second referendum, but I think the most powerful one is that it would not necessarily solve anything.