The so-called People’s Vote campaign have today held an event on the need for a vote on the final Brexit deal. The screen for the event is emblazoned with a new slogan: ‘If not now, when?’ – in an attempt to argue there’s no time like the present.
I’m at a @peoplesvote_uk event, the morning after yesterday’s Brexit chaos pic.twitter.com/pOBSSLDZmw
— Lizzy Buchan (@LizzyBuchan) December 11, 2018
Whether or not you agree with the sentiment, more people are coming round to the idea that a second vote is likely – the odds on a second EU referendum has moved from 7/4 into Even money in recent days – as a way to break the Brexit deadlock. While Theresa May has delayed a Brexit clash by moving the vote, there’s a feeling that she’s simply putting off the inevitable rather than working on a new plan.
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