British parliament to debate petition calling for second EU referendum

[steve2470]

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-debate-idUKKCN0ZS1U5

Britain's parliament is to debate a petition signed by more than 4 million members of the public calling for a second referendum on European Union membership, but will not take a decision on whether to re-run last month's vote.

The event will take place on Sept. 5 in parliament's second debating chamber, Westminster Hall.

Since Britain voted by 52 to 48 percent to leave the bloc, many people, including some lawmakers, have called for another referendum to be held.

But Theresa May, who will take over from David Cameron as prime minister on Wednesday, has ruled out a second vote, saying "Brexit means Brexit".

Parliament's petitions committee said it had decided to put the issue forward for a debate due to the large number of signatures. It stressed it was not supporting the call for another referendum.

[Kelvin Mace]

1. Damn it people, when we sign on for a suicide pact

we damn sure don't want any second chances.