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Originally Posted by jfman

I’m not forgetting. For many it’s simply about ideology in any case - you don’t have to look far to see some that won’t even entertain an extension for purely ideological reasons. That’s their democratic right.

Remainers squandered their opportunity for a second referendum or a customs union (some argue that’s not leaving - it’s not relevant any more whether it was or wasn’t) and at some point discourse has to move on. The electorate will not elect a 2nd referendum Government. Even if it did, I’m not convinced remain would win.

I hope that I'm not bracketed into that cohort.

Anyway, what would a "purely ideological reason" be? The only pro for an extension from a reasonable Leaver's perspective would be that trade discussions are making sufficient progress to warrant an extension.

The bedrock of all this is that the UK is a sovereign nation and there are major limitations as to compromises that can be made to that. That's not an ideology.