‘No legal obstacle to hold 2nd referendum on UK’s exit’

“The June 24 referendum was advisory, and pro-remain MPs outnumber leave backers in the house of Commons by 3:1 and in the House of Lords by far more,” Lord Bilimoria, founder chairman of the Cobra Beers said during a debate on the outcome of the European Union Referendum in the House of Lords.

“There is now a strong legal case, as we have heard, that Article 50 (the process to commence Britain’s exit from EU) cannot be triggered until Parliament votes on it. 

Here is a conundrum: with the lies, the deceit, the treachery and the turmoil that has been caused, will a responsible Parliament affirm the 52:48 referendum result built on such shaky ground? 

Stating that the outcome of the referendum should be based on a two-thirds majority, Lord Bilimoria said “with hindsight - this point has not been brought up by anybody - a decision as important as this should 

have had a two-thirds hurdle. 

Changing the fixed-term Parliament in the other place needs a two-thirds majority. To change the Indian Constitution, you need a two-thirds majority. There would then have been a definitive result.” 

As for the Opposition, he said Jeremy Corbyn, (opposition leader) has been absolutely useless as a leader, and his role in the referendum was pathetic. 

“That could have changed the whole picture - and now look at the turmoil the Labour Party is in. On top of all this, we have 4 million people signing a petition asking for a second referendum.

 There is no legal obstacle to holding a second referendum and a general election could even be treated as a proxy second referendum on the issue.”