A SENIOR German politician has called on Britain to hold a European Union (EU) referendum because “nobody knew what Brexit was about”.
By Rebecca Perring
PUBLISHED: 09:37, Wed, Apr 12, 2017 | UPDATED: 11:12, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
Social Democrat (SPD) general secretary Katarina Barley said a second vote over whether to stay in the European Union (EU) should be held once the conditions of Brexit are clear.
She has joined remainers including Tim Farron, Nick Clegg and Tony Blair who have been consistently slapped down when calling for a second vote, claiming British people and politicians didn’t really know what leaving would “be about”.
Ms Barley said: “When the referendum was held, nobody really knew what it would be about - not the British people, not even the political class.
“A lot of people wrongfully thought that Britain could get a deal like Switzerland or Norway without the inconveniences, without accepting the rulings of the European Court of Justice, without free movement of labour.
“Now they know that this isn’t the case and they should be asked to vote again on this.”
The 48-year-old, whose father is British, said she discussed the idea of a second referendum with “a lot of politicians, both Brexiteers and Remainers” and believes people are changing their minds because “nobody really has an idea, not Theresa May, not Boris Johnson - how all of this should work out”.
More:
http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/790912/Brexit-news-Germany-second-European-Union-referendum-Katarina-Barley 
Bleep off, Kraut.
