The columnist and sister of Tory leader hopeful Boris Johnson was discussing a newspaper column written by Remainer Mathew Parris in which he suggested another vote on Europe was becoming “distinctly possible”.
Ms Johnson said: “Matthew Parris’s reasoning is that this leaves Theresa May with really only one option which is to refer the whole thing back to the people.Otherwise Labour could force a General Election. So her ‘get out jail free’ on avoiding a general election will be to call a people’s vote.”
Ms Johnson argued Mrs May would not have to necessarily resign if she lost the vote in parliament if she then put it back to the people.
The so-called “people’s vote” could, therefore, serve as a political safety net, Ms Johnson implied.
She said: “There is also the assumption that if there is a people’s vote, a second referendum, however you call it, they will have to extend article 50 and the EU will have to agree a negotiating period – an extension of the article 50 period.
Emily Maitlis was discussing the papers with Ms Johnson on the BBC’s Newsnight Programme when she said:
“And I would be in favour of that. The country is moving slightly in that direction.We never stand in the same river twice. Democracy ceases to be a democracy if you can’t allow people to have another go.”
A group of cross-party MPs, including Tory Anna Soubry and Labour’s Chuka Umunna, is spearheading The People’s Vote campaign.
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