Would a second Brexit referendum help heal a divided country?

JUSTINE GREENING has suggested a three-option referendum for us all to have another go on the Brexit issue. The first option is to vote for the Prime Minister’s White Paper — you know, the one David Davis didn’t know about; the one Theresa May thinks will enable her to be best friends with Angela Merkel; and the one the EU is going to reject anyway. The second option is the ‘pragmatic’ one that Ms Greening prefers — to remain in the EU. The third option is to leave the EU without a deal. May I respectfully suggest to Ms Greening that we stop this silliness, respect the result of the 2016 vote and sort out this mess! KIM NIXON, Bournemouth, Dorset.

JUSTINE GREENING is being disingenuous. Having three alternatives on the ballot paper would succeed only in splitting the leave vote. This would fly in the face of the mandate the country has given parliament. The only way forward is to aim for No Deal, in which case the EU would soon start offering terms more attractive to us. JANET KENDALL, Groby, Leics.

A REFERENDUM based on a simple majority is divisive and bound to lead to

polarisation. On an issue as important as whether to stay in the EU, which will affect future generations, we need at least a two-thirds majority. After all, most organisations and charities can’t change their constitution with a simple majority. A second referendum is needed with properly thought out questions and a majority of at least 66 per cent. JEHANGIR SAROSH, Bushey, Herts.

JUSTIN GREENING is clearly trying to split the Leave vote with her proposals for a three-way referendum. If we do have a second vote, it shouldn’t take place until we have been outside the EU for at least ten years. COLIN BULLEN, Tonbridge, Kent.

THERE is a major flaw in having a second referendum with three options and a transferable vote. MPs, Lords and Whitehall ignored the outcome of the last vote, so why should we believe they wouldn’t do this again if the people voted to leave? Instead of a re-run of the referendum, we need another General Election to remove the MPs who are defying the will of their constituents. TIM BEECHEY-NEWMAN, Caversham, Berks.

IF THERE was a so-called people’s vote on the EU, Remain would surely win. Many Leavers like me would not bother to vote — what would be the point? PHIL NORTH, Brigg, Lincs.

IN AN an interview on the Christian Aid website in 2016, Justine Greening stated: ‘The June 23 EU referendum will be the most important vote on the future of our country we are likely to have in our lifetimes. It’s a one-off vote. There’s no re-doing it if we change our minds. We’re all going to have to live with the result.’ DAVID LOWER, Marden, Kent.

IF A second referendum had a majority in favour of Leave, would the Remainers demand a third referendum? ROY MARTIN, Maidstone, Kent.

WHAT a splendid idea of Justine Greening for another referendum using second preference voting to get a result that would suit her and the other Europhiles. S. SHEPLEY, Sevenoaks, Kent.

JUSTINE GREENING is trying to be clever. It’s the usual EU tactic of making the plebs vote again and again until they get the result that the elite wants. It worked with Ireland, but we can see through their little game. MICHAEL CARR, Ashford, Kent.