More about the constitutional issues here, in a letter to the PM signed by a number of barristers : tinyurl.com/h5hb2s3 The crux is
"“The referendum did not set a threshold necessary to leave the EU, commonly adopted in polls of national importance, eg, 60% of those voting or 40% of the electorate. This is presumably because the result was only advisory.
“The outcome of the exit process will affect a generation of people who were not old enough to vote in the referendum. The positions of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar require special consideration, since their populations did not vote to leave the EU."
It goes on to say that a Royal Commission is required to address the effects of exit, only then followed by a vote of Parliament on the issue.
A sound approach given the paucity of facts, lack off preparation and the manipulation of the public through lies and omission.
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