Originally Posted by eublues

So do I.

Just because we are saying we would call a referendum does not mean it is not still our principal aim to leave the EU.

If we don't allow a referendum then we are in the same position as Major's government which would have claimed that the Maastricht Treaty was supported by the people simply because they had voted his government into power. In reality when voting for a party you are usually voting for a raft of policies.