((opinion)) Boris Johnson's electoral gamble risks wrecking the Tory party

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3. Will be much harder to spin the exit benefits in a new referendum

The first Brexit vote campaign didn't address the impacts of leaving the EU, only that they could thumb their noses at the Continentals and the UK would again be a powerhouse on a world stage. The vote was very close with N Ireland, Scotland, and Wales voting to stay and the slim majority generated from an anti-immigrant vote ginned up with Russian backing (Cambridge Analytical, et al).

A new vote will be a bloody battle that is likely to swing on another appeal to populist fear mongering.