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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11418
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INSTITUTIONAL / (ae) united kingdom

No second referendum in event of yes to 'Brexit'

Brussels, 26/10/2015 (Agence Europe) - The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has ruled out holding a second referendum in the event of a victory to the 'yes' vote in the referendum the government is to hold by 2017 to ask the British whether or not they wish to leave the EU, an adviser close to the Prime Minister said on Sunday 25 October, Reuters reports. The idea is believed to have taken root among those in favour of the United Kingdom leaving the EU and also with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, that a victory in the first referendum could be a way of bringing pressure to bear in Brussels to secure further concessions to the benefit of London, which could then lead to a second referendum on the terms of the Brexit or possibly a new form of staying in the EU. The Tory Prime Minister is expected to rule out this scenario on a trip to Iceland this week in order to deprive those in favour of the Brexit of their arguments, the adviser went on to explain. (SP)

 

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