In June 2016, the British people voted by 52 per cent to 48 per cent to leave the European Union. But a 52/48 verdict would be “unfinished business by a long way”, the then UK Independence party leader Nigel Farage told the Daily Mirror on May 16 2016, when he feared a victory for the Remainers. Farage went on to say to the BBC that “there could be an unstoppable demand for a re-run of the EU referendum” should Remain win by a narrow margin. “Win or lose this battle,” he concluded, “we will win this war.” Yet the Brexiters now seek to deny to their opponents the very rights that they themselves claimed, and accuse Remainers who want to continue the debate of disrespecting the views of the people.
2016年6月，英国人以52%对48%的投票比例决定退出欧盟。但是，时任英国独立党(UKIP)领袖奈杰尔•法拉奇(Nigel Farage)在2016年5月16日告诉《每日镜报》(Daily Mirror)，52%对48%的裁决将是“远未了结的事务”，当时他担心留欧派获胜。法拉奇后来告诉英国广播公司(BBC)，如果留欧派以微弱优势获胜，“将会有势不可挡的重新举行欧盟公投的要求”。他总结道：“这场战役无论输赢。我们将会赢得战争。”然而，退欧派现在寻求不让对手行使他们自己曾经要求的权利，并指责想要继续这场辩论的留欧派不尊重人民的愿望。