A former Conservative minister in the UK has called for a second Brexit referendum, amid continuing political turmoil over Theresa May's Brexit plans.
Justine Greening - a Tory MP who served as education secretary until she resigned earlier this year - described the details in the British government's much-heralded white paper as a 'fudge'.
She suggested that Parliament is 'stuck in a stalemate' over the issue.
Writing in The Times, she argued: "Even with a free vote on the final deal in parliament, it still means that in every constituency - mine was mainly Remain - there will inevitably be people disenfranchised by their MP’s vote, despite Brexit shaping all our lives for decades to come. That’s unacceptable.
"The only solution is to take the final Brexit decision out of the hands of deadlocked politicians, away from the backroom deals, and give it back to the people."
However, some commentators cast doubt over the possibility of a second referendum due to the short timeframe until Britain is scheduled to leave the EU in March.
"But if there is sufficient will it can be done," say Leavers and Remainers alike.
But believing complex tasks can be done at speed thorough will-power alone is part of the problem of Brexit, not the solution.
Can we please stop the magical thinking on both sides.
— David Allen Green (@davidallengreen) July 16, 2018
Both Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn have dismissed calls for a second referendum, although a number of Labour politicians have backed the proposal.
The Liberal Democrats are also calling for a second vote.
The latest development comes amid a series of Conservative resignations over the Brexit plans, including the departure of Brexit secretary David Davis and foreign secretary Boris Johnson from Mrs May's cabinet last week.
This morning, MP Scott Mann became the latest MP to step down from a junior position as a parliamentary private secretary - saying he was not prepared to deliver a "watered down Brexit".
It is with a great deal of sadness that I have tendered my resignation as a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Treasury. pic.twitter.com/b052Nj0PxK
— Scott Mann (@scottmann4NC) July 16, 2018
Mrs May, meanwhile, faces more key votes in parliament today over a cross-border trade bill, with a series of amendments being put forward from both the opposition and rebels within the Conservative party.
