Copied and pasted from Facebook, but it amused me.
So, let me get this straight... the leader of the opposition campaigned to stay but secretly wanted to leave, so his party held a non-binding vote to shame him into resigning so someone else could lead the campaign to ignore the result of the...
Could the result be disregarded?
Yes - in theory, at least. The referendum result is not legally binding and the government is under no legal obligation to follow through with its outcome. "The referendum is advisory rather than mandatory," says the Financial Times. "What happens next is...
Not at all. He fully intended to run, but Cameron, has stymied that by resigning straight away. He has been checkmated and knows it. See post 29, and I can vouch for the fact that lawros left foot, did post it previously.