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> The Leave campaign were honest Regardless of the legitimacy of your other arguments this is a silly thing to say. Besides the lies and misinformation. Boris
by wqaatwt 11mo ago
> The Leave campaign were honest
Regardless of the legitimacy of your other arguments this is a silly thing to say.
Besides the lies and misinformation. Boris was driven purely by his political ambitions and saw Brexit as a great opportunity to take over the Conservative party. That’s it.
Also legally binding referendums are not a thing in the UK. They aren’t a requirement for anything and the parliament has the right to do whatever it wants. Of course it would be a political suicide to ignore the outcome when you agreed to hold one.
Of course tying it to turnout would have been a sensical idea (i.e. requiring that at least 50% of registered voters would vote for leave for it to be binding)