How could it be done? I would favour a two-referendum process. The first vote could be held in 2026, a decade after the Leave vote of 2016. It would simply give the UK government permission to open negotiations with the EU. A strong vote of approval — say, 60 per cent — might allay some EU scepticism about whether Britain is too divided to deal with. A second referendum would be held on the terms of the Rejoin deal.
