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| Nigel Farage warming to second EU referendum | Nigel Farage warming to second EU referendum |
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| Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he is close to backing a second EU referendum to end the "whinging and whining" of anti-Brexit campaigners. | Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage says he is close to backing a second EU referendum to end the "whinging and whining" of anti-Brexit campaigners. |
| Mr Farage told Channel 5's The Wright Stuff a fresh vote could "kill off" the Remain campaign for a generation. | Mr Farage told Channel 5's The Wright Stuff a fresh vote could "kill off" the Remain campaign for a generation. |
| He said "the percentage that would vote to leave next time would be very much bigger than it was last time round". | He said "the percentage that would vote to leave next time would be very much bigger than it was last time round". |
| Mr Farage was one of the leading figures in the Leave campaign, which won the referendum with 51.9% of votes. | |
| That June 2016 referendum means that the UK is leaving the European Union, with the date for departure set as 29 March 2019. | That June 2016 referendum means that the UK is leaving the European Union, with the date for departure set as 29 March 2019. |
| During a debate about Brexit on the programme, Mr Farage said: "What is for certain is that the [Nick] Cleggs, the [Tony] Blairs, the [Lord] Adonises will never ever ever give up. | During a debate about Brexit on the programme, Mr Farage said: "What is for certain is that the [Nick] Cleggs, the [Tony] Blairs, the [Lord] Adonises will never ever ever give up. |
| "They will go on whinging and whining and moaning all the way through this process. | "They will go on whinging and whining and moaning all the way through this process. |
| "So maybe, just maybe, I'm reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum on EU membership... and we may just finish the whole thing off. | "So maybe, just maybe, I'm reaching the point of thinking that we should have a second referendum on EU membership... and we may just finish the whole thing off. |
| "And Blair can disappear off into total obscurity." | "And Blair can disappear off into total obscurity." |