That's how the UK political system works

Then they'll action it themselves

And?

GE next

Which the Conservatives would win

They would just revoke it

for it to be Invoked again after the GE

Remain would win the referendum but then it would be followed up by a Conservatives victory in the Election

You'd be in dicey territory at that point because you'd then have Tories doing then what Labour are doing now - flying in the face of the public

They won't

Boris is leading them

That Labour tactic will just extend the process by a month or so

Past that it won't actually achieve anything

He needs to go nuclear if they start making a referendum a pre-requisite

The referendum will be boycotted by Brexiteers which will lead to a Remain victory which won't actually matter though because in the following GE the Brexiteers would vote and the Conservatives would win and would just invoke Article 50 again if needed

Absurdly high stakes gamble

How?

The Conservatives would win any election

Post second referendum that is not a guarantee

And their members are strongly pro-Brexit so there is no chance of a U-turn in policy

Members yes, voters no

Most of their voters are

Something like 60%

Fundamentally the Conservatives would not support Remain because there members would rebel and a significant amount of their voters would too and almost every poll has predicated a Conservative Victory in any election

Basically, Brexit is coming

Eventually

I think a second referendum will change the GE table a fair chunk, and not in their favour

How would it?

No Brexiteers would vote for a Remain party

Resurgent Brexit Party and a loss of Tory moderates

I don't think the Tory Moderates would leave

I do, if a second referendum came up remain

It would be clear to everyone that the referendum would be boycotted by Brexiteers

When turnout is low by a few million it will confirm it

But all of this relies on Labour actually being able to take over which is seeming unlikely

Doesn't really matter who the opposition are

Reminder lads

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7559383/US-soldier-run-British-army-captain-refuses-travel-UK-inquest.html

America aint our allies

They should be

The US is the best