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And it wouldn't be political suicide to oppose the will of your constituents. You may lose some votes, but you may gain some too.
This country is, after all, a parliamentary democracy and the only way to enact (and repeal) laws, is via a vote in parliament. The EU referendum was very clearly non-binding, in that any change to the Lisbon Treaty requires parliamentary approval. Just because 52% of those who voted did so for leave does not make it mandatory. Sure it might piss people off, but given they are pissed off already with a supposed undemocratic system, another example of that isn't going to do much damage.