Ex-PM John Major: Brexit terms can’t be decided by ‘tyranny of majority’ – (it used to be called Democracy)

‘Yet another former prime minister has come out arguing Brexit does not necessarily mean Brexit and that the referendum result could still be overturned.
Former Conservative leader Sir John Major told guests at a private dinner that Remain voters should also decide on the terms and conditions of Britain withdrawing from the European Union.
“I hear the argument that the 48 percent of people who voted to stay should have no say in what happens,” Major said during a speech commemorating the 100th anniversary of David Lloyd George’s premiership.
“I find that very difficult to accept,” he added. “The tyranny of the majority has never applied in a democracy and it should not apply in this particular democracy.”’
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