News organisations are reporting (HERE) a letter signed by 1000 lawyers saying the EU vote was not binding on the government and that parliament should debate it and set up a commission to examine the pro's and con's of EU membership before deciding.
They say the margin was too narrow and followed a lot of mendacious claims that might have swayed the result. Also, if it was to be absolutely binding on the government a minimum of a two thirds majority should have been written into the rules for such a profound change. Since it wasn't, the government is not bound by it.
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