Poll: No Brexit referendum, general election
A new poll shows that Britons are opposed to a second referendum on EU membership and to holding a general election after Theresa May became the new prime minister without a contest.
Nearly half of the UK population, 46 percent, believe that “the Conservatives were elected for a five-year term so Ms May does not need to face a general election to get support for her program,” whereas 38 percent say she does need an election, according to an exclusive ComRes opinion poll for the Independent.
May was confirmed as the new British prime minister by Queen Elizabeth ll, replacing David Cameron as head of the UK government.
She is 59 and Britain’s second ever female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
According to the poll, May made a good impression in her first days in Downing Street, with 52 percent saying they expect she “will be a good prime minister.”
Prior to her election, Jon Trickett, Labour’s election coordinator and an ally of opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, called for an immediate election, saying the UK’s new leader should be “democratically elected.”
According to UK constitutional rules, the position of premiership is chosen by a party with enough seats in parliament to form a government; in this case the Conservative Party.
The Conservatives won a majority in parliament during last year’s general election.
The party is free to choose who it wants as head of government until the next mandated national election takes place in 2020.
May became the UK premier after Cameron announced his resignation on June 24, a day after Britons voted to leave the EU. Following the referendum, some voters expressed regret about their choice.
However, only 29 percent now say a second referendum should be held on Brexit, compared to 57 percent who oppose the idea.
Owen Smith and Angela Eagle, the two candidates racing against Corbyn for the leadership of the Labour Party, have both said Brexit, when it is finalized, should be put up for a vote either in a referendum or in an election.
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