UK Prime Minister Theresa May will warn the members of the UK parliament on Monday that holding a second Brexit referendum could “break faith” with UK citizens and entail serious damage to the nation’s political situation.
“Let us not break faith with the British people by trying to stage another referendum… Another vote which would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics, because it would say to millions who trusted in democracy, that our democracy does not deliver. Another vote which would likely leave us no further forward than the last,” the UK prime minister’s planned remarks read, as quoted by The Guardian newspaper late on Sunday.
The referendum on the country’s membership in the European Union was held in June 2016. In November, London and Brussels finally reached a consensus on the long-sought withdrawal agreement. The deal was endorsed by the remaining 27 EU countries but faced growing backlash in the United Kingdom and mounting calls for a second referendum.