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This senior Conservative MP believes Theresa May could be forced to call a second Brexit referendum
'My view is that it may be impossible to resolve this issue without a further public consultation,' he said.
LONDON — The former Conservative Attorney General Dominic Grieve has outlined his support for a second Brexit referendum, suggesting it will be "impossible" to resolve a parliamentary impasse otherwise.
Speaking at an Institute for Government event in London, Grieve said he was "very sympathetic" to the idea of a "consultative vote" on the final terms of the Brexit deal, which the EU and UK hope to have negotiated by October.
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A big stumbling block in calling a second referendum — besides the lack of parliamentary or public support — would be the timeframe.
The UK is scheduled to leave the EU in March next year, following the two-year Article 50 withdrawal process which May invoked last year.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has previously ruled out extending Article 50, but Grieve said that the issue could likely be resolved if there was will on the parts of both negotiating teams.
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