British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday it was very likely that t...
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond leaves Downing Street in London, Britain April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay/File Photo
WASHINGTON - British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday it was very likely that the idea of a second Brexit referendum would again be put to parliament at some point, although the government remained opposed to any new plebiscite. Hammond also said time would be tight to hold a new referendum before Oct. 31 when Britain is due to leave the European Union.
“It’s a proposition that could and, on all the evidence, is very likely to be put to parliament at some stage,” Hammond told reporters in Washington where he is attending meetings at the International Monetary Fund. The idea of a new referendum was among several Brexit alternatives to Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal that were put to lawmakers in the last month but which all fell short of a majority in parliament.“The government’s position has not changed. The government is opposed to a confirmatory referendum and therefore we would not be supporting it,” he said.
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