New Brexit Referendum Gains Traction as Way to End Gridlock
- Ministers are now raising the idea of going back to public
- Some see it as way to get deal through, not to reverse Brexit
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In the corridors of the U.K. Parliament, an idea that four months ago seemed laughable is now being seriously discussed. Is another referendum a way out of the Brexit deadlock?
Speaking privately, some ministers raise it unprompted. At a press conference on Tuesday, leaders of the smaller opposition parties urged the government to consider it as a contingency worth preparing for.