A UK Government minister has expressed regret the Brexit referendum did not require a supermajority to pass.
Northern Ireland Office minister and leading Brexiteer Steve Baker made the comments as he suggested a “50% plus one” majority would not be advisable for a vote on Irish unification.On Monday, Mr Baker told the 65th plenary of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly that the referendum “probably should have been a supermajority” of at least 60%.
“If it had been a 60-40 result, it’s inconceivable to me that we would have had all of the political difficulty which followed from Members of Parliament in particular refusing to accept the result.” After some politicians indicated “yes”, Baker warned them of the “trouble” caused by the simple majority caused in the Brexit referendum.
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