mo4ch:>Tories at war: Leadsom rebukes Rudd’s 2nd Brexit referendum remarks | Mo4ch News
Leader of the UK House of Commons Andrea Leadsom has hit out at remarks made by Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, who suggested there may come a time when there is a “plausible argument” for a 2nd EU ref to take place.Appearing on ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Thursday, Leadsom dismissed earlier comments made by Rudd on Wednesday evening in which she appeared to keep the prospect of a second Brexit referendum on the table.Laying bare Cabinet splits on Brexit, Leadsom insisted that such a prospect was neither practical nor desirable, saying: “We won’t have a second referendum. That is not government policy.”Rudd, who voted remain in 2016, told ITV’s Peston on Wednesday night that she did not want another referendum, but, if Theresa May’s Brexit deal was voted down in parliament in January, it may become a reality.The Work and Pensions Secretary said: “If Parliament absolutely failed to reach a consensus, I could see there would be a plausible argument for it.”READ MORE: ‘Is this …