WASHINGTON: British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday it was very likely that the idea of a second Brexit referendum would again be put to parliament at some point, although the government remained opposed to any new plebiscite. Hammond also said time would be tight to hold a new referendum before Oct. 31 when Britain is due to leave the European Union. Hammond said May’s government was sticking to its opposition to any new referendum. The government is opposed to a confirmatory referendum and therefore we would not be supporting it,” he said. Hammond said he expected the government and Labour would strike a deal in the next couple of months.

Source: Pakistan Today April 12, 2019 13:52 UTC