UK to leave EU

[Tiberius]

It wasn't even half the country. It was half of the 72% who turned out to vote.

I have a suspicion that if the turnout was 100% the result would have been a win for remain.

Will we see voters/non voters regret and have another vote?

I understand that leaving the EU is a 2 year process.

Here's how I see it:

The referendum was non-binding in the first place. That means the government doesn't have to actually leave the EU.

Now, the Prime Minister has said he will respect the will of the people, but he's also resigning, and that may trigger a general election in the near future.

If there's enough of a backlash against the vote, and it looks like the public actually want to stay in the EU, then this may become a political play for that election. Certainly, Labour didn't want to leave, and if they ally with the SNP and the Lib Dems, they may be able to gain a majority and stop the process.

I don't see that being very likely, but then plenty of unlikely things have happened this year politically.