Dozens of former UK ambassadors and high commissioners have called on Theresa May to delay Brexit and consider the “powerful argument” for a second EU referendum.
In an open letter published by the People’s Vote campaign, 43 ex-diplomats said Britain’s exit from the bloc had “turned into a national crisis” and that the country could not forge a more beneficial relationship with the EU than it currently has.
The group added it would be “wrong” to leave with “no clarity” on the future relationship and if the Prime Minister’s deal made it through the Commons, it would mark the beginning of “year upon on year of negotiation and renegotiation”.