As the hon. Gentleman knows, in my constituency of Boston and Skegness, the turnout was 77% and the vote to leave was also 77%. His point cuts both ways. If we were to have a second referendum, the sense of disempowerment in a constituency such as mine—and of going against democracy itself—would be palpable.
EU Referendum Rules
Proceeding contribution from
Matt Warman
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 September 2016.
It occurred during e-petition debate on EU Referendum Rules.
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