Brexit: Former PM Major, Blair to see option for a second referendum

Former British prime minister John Major believes there is a "credible case" for a second referendum on Brexit; he told guests at a private dinner in Westminster that departure from the EU must not be dictated by the "tyranny of the majority", The Times newspaper reported.
"I hear the argument that the 48% of people who voted to stay should have no say in what happens. I find that very difficult to accept," as The Times newspaper reported.
 

"The tyranny of the majority has never applied in a democracy and it should not apply in this particular democracy."
Asked if the public should be given another say on the terms of the withdrawal deal, Major reportedly said: "That is a matter for parliament. You can make a perfectly credible case for it. "I don't know whether that will happen. I think we need to see how things pan out before we decide exactly what needs to be done."

Today, in a magazine interview, Former PM  Blair said: "It can be stopped if the British people decide that, having seen what it means, the pain-gain cost-benefit analysis doesn't stack up…
"It can be stopped if the British people decide that, having seen what it means, the pain-gain cost-benefit analysis doesn't stack up," Blair told the New Statesman magazine.
He added: "I'm not saying it will (be stopped), by the way, but it could. I'm just saying: until you see what it means, how do you know?"

A spokesperson for the current Prime Minister reiterated Theresa May's commitment to delivering Brexit and rejected Mr Blair's assessment that Brexit could be stopped.
"The PM has been very clear that we are leaving the EU. That was the decision of the British people. There is not going to be any change from that position. We are taking it forward, we will trigger Article 50 and leave the EU.
She is focused on being the Prime Minister that gets on and delivers the decision of the British people, made in a referendum that was backed by Parliament."