Brexit: Is A Second Referendum Really Possible?

The Irish Times World View Podcast

As Brexit negotiations enter what the British prime minister Theresa May has described as the ‘endgame’, what is the likelihood of a second referendum being held? Resigning as Transport Minister last week, Tory MP Jo Johnson said it would be a democratic travesty not to go back to the people for another vote. London editor Denis Staunton describes the likelihood of such an event and the complicated road to it. Later: Next month Spain will mark the 40th anniversary of its constitution, which laid down the foundations for the country’s entire democratic system following the death of General Franco. The document is held in high regard, but with the Spanish judiciary thrust unwillingly into the spotlight through a series of damaging high-profile cases recently, many Spaniards are beginning to ask if it’s time to reform. Guy Hedgecoe is on the line from Spain to explain the background.