NIO Minister expresses 'regret' Brexit vote did not require supermajority
A Government minister has expressed regret that the Brexit referendum did not require a supermajority to pass.
The Northern Ireland minister made the remarks during a question-and-answer session of the assembly at the K Club in Co Kildare, Ireland. He was responding to a question about whether he had any regrets from the Brexit campaign. The Northern Ireland minister then cautioned against a “50% plus one” result in any potential Irish unification vote.
He said: “Just reflect on the trouble we had from running a 50% plus one referendum in the United Kingdom and ask yourself whether you really want that trouble in Northern Ireland – and I don’t.” “Steve Baker is right to acknowledge the significant deficiencies in the public debate that preceded the Brexit referendum. Lies went unchallenged, serious concerns about the impact on our island were ignored, people were fundamentally misled about what leaving the European Union meant. There are huge lessons for those of us who support constitutional change and a future referendum on unity.
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