An
opinion poll has revealed that the majority of British people are
against holding a second referendum on UK’s membership of the
European Union.
The
poll carried out by ComRes found that some 57 percent of the
respondents opposed a second vote on Brexit, and only 29 percent
believed that there should be another referendum.
Nearly
half of the interviewees, 46 percent, also thought that new British
Prime Minister Theresa May should carry on without calling a general
election. The respondents agree that “the Conservatives were
elected for a five-year term so Ms May does not need to face a
general election to get support for her program.”
Some
38 percent, however, said that May needs to be elected in a general
vote.
The
poll came less than a week after the House of Commons said it will
debate a petition calling for a second referendum on September 5.
The
online petition was signed by 4,139,114 people as of Monday. It was
set up by a Brexit supporter before the June 23 referendum, asking
the government to cancel the vote results if one of the Leave or
Remain campaigns won by less than 60 percent on a turnout of less
than 75 percent.
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