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ellenrr

(3,864 posts) Thu Jun 23, 2016, 07:24 PM Jun 2016

Someone who is informed about Brexit pls help me out--

By the time you read this, the result may be in -
but what I want to know is why was there this referendum--
ie - did some group bring it up, did the government, how did it come to be?

Is it the first time there has been a referendum since Britain has been in the EU?

thanks.

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Someone who is informed about Brexit pls help me out-- (Original Post) ellenrr Jun 2016 OP

When the current PM got into power, it was part of what he agreed to do... Corporate666 Jun 2016 #1

Corporate666

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1. When the current PM got into power, it was part of what he agreed to do...

Reply to ellenrr (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 07:38 PM

Jun 2016

Sort of like if Hillary agreed to support a $15/hr wage to bring Bernie voters into the fold.

It's not the first time... well, on the EU as it stands now it is, but there was a vote years ago that was effectively the same thing regarding the predecessor to the EU.

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