Looks like May's having to cave on the amendments to the trade bill.

[Burney]

So if we officially leave the EU but effectively remain a part of all of its core legal, financial and trade components, that will be fine. Because that is. What people voted for-leaving the EU.

I completely agree. The problem comes when people start to defend hard brexit on the grounds that it is what people voted for.

At what point does the manner of our departure become so weak and perfunctory that you call for a second referendum?

I wouldn't like that, but if the ruling party (via the electorate) were able to get such a result through Parliament and win a subsequent election to secure that result, I would have no choice but to accept it.

However, that clearly isn't the case.