What if England voted to leave the EU in a second referendum but the rest of the UK wanted to stay?

The Brexit process has exacerbated many of the disunities within the UK’s territorial constitution. Division rules at Westminster, Stormont remains deadlocked, and the Scottish National Party is poised to call for a second independence referendum, writes Gareth Evans.

What if England voted to leave the EU in a second referendum but the rest of the UK wanted to stay?

The Brexit process has exacerbated many of the disunities within the UK’s territorial constitution. Division rules at Westminster, Stormont remains deadlocked, and the Scottish National Party is poised to call for a second independence referendum, writes Gareth Evans.

Meanwhile, polling in England suggests that many people think breaking up the UK is perhaps a price worth paying to deliver Brexit.

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