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8 Apr 2019
UK PM May considers giving MPs a vote on Second Referendum - Telegraph
In a bid to break the Brexit deadlock with Labour, the PM May is considering giving MPs a vote on Second Referendum.
The Telegraph has reported that the Prime Minister held discussions with Cabinet ministers in Downing Street yesterday about the prospect of holding a Commons vote on whether to enshrine a commitment to a second referendum in law:
"Mrs May was said to have been "pragmatic" during the discussions and told ministers that securing a deal is not going to be "easy" and will require compromise.
Julian Smith, the chief whip, is understood to be "confident" that the Government has the numbers to defeat a bid by Labour to hold a second referendum in the Commons...."
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