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This is a good point. If your MP is Tory and from a constituency where Leave gained the most votes, refer them to their own proposed secret ballot legislation on trade unions, where 50% of the entire membership must approve a strike, not just 50% of those who vote. Tell them that what is good for the goose, is good for the gander too.
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LB Hillingdon.
MPs, north, (Ruislip, Northwood & Pinner), Nick Hurd, south, (Uxbridge & South Ruislip) Alexander Boris de Pfeiffel Johnson.
Vote: leave 56.4% / 74982 : remain 43.6% / 59040
Turnout: 68.9%
so just 38.5% of the electorate, so would be a loss under the Trade Union voting requirements.
We have a solution.
mespilus
The referendum is not binding on anyone, let alone the HoC.
A sensible PM would have put down some threshholds,
minimum &age participation, minimum %age for/against.
The Tories cannot claim they do not understand this,
they just tried to implement such in the Trade Union legislation, I think is currently 'pending'. That Cameron didn't is on him, but also on us.
Given that even the 'winners' are sad at having won, I would welcome a GE with the non-kipper Tory party and the (bulk of) the Labour Party campaigning for EU membership,
against the racists and their fellow travellers in UKIP.
With a clear split in the Tory party, and wavering Tory MPs reminded of Reckless's fate, it would be to Labour's advantage.