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Originally Posted by Chris
No country had ever held a referendum on leaving the EU before the UK in 2016.
A few countries have held referendums on EU treaties, where their constitutions required it (Ireland, for example). On several occasions a ‘no’ vote in a referendum has resulted in cosmetic changes to the proposed treaty followed by a second referendum.
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Ok, thanks.
Going back to an earlier post you made, if a general election is called, the PM is still the PM until she is re-elected or someone else wins. Do you know the position of MP's during the election period? I ask because an MP once said at a meeting that he was the MP for X area and was told off because, during an election, he was simply a prospective parliamentary candidate along with all the others standing for election. Does this mean that they are no longer MP's as soon as an election is called ie Parliament is dissolved?
If so, it seems odd that the system that we have is a PM with no MP's and no Parliament!
It's just been on the news that the three police forces in Yorkshire have now cancelled all leave for their staff over the Brexit period. They must be forecasting civil disobedience, which I think could well happen from either side depending on the outcome of Brexit.