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You'd negotiate a Brexit deal you can live with, then campaign for your preferred option and hope voters side with you. It's a simple idea, but with a lot of nuance that voters are probably just not interested in. All we've had for the last 3 and a bit years is a binary choice before Parliament Deal or No Deal, with no real say from voters just MP's slagging each other off. All the 2016 vote gave was an instruction to leave, not how to leave. Thus chaos has ensued. We can thank David Cameron for that one.
There is no way to avoid an election for very long, if a Unity Government were formed once a deal or second referendum has taken place a mandate must be sought to deal with all the other problems that have been building up due to Brexit alongside implementing the Brexit Decision.
The way to sell a softer Brexit Deal is to say, that it's a stepping stone that provides stability while a comprehensive trade deal is negotiated with the EU. If you want to be truly free of the EU then a trade deal is the only way of getting there.
You'd have to set up a second referendum to be legally binding upon Parliament, if you want to avoid a repeat of the last 3 years. Though I dare say Farage wouldn't be too disappointed if we don't leave the EU. It'll give him something to rage about for years to come. |
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