The Government are maintaining the general practice of successive Governments not to comment on legal advice that may or may not have been sought or received.<\/p>
As a matter of firm policy we will not revoke Article 50 or hold a second referendum. A clear majority of the electorate voted to leave the EU and we must respect both the will of the British people, and the democratic process which delivered this result.<\/p>
The British people gave a clear instruction to leave, and we are delivering on that instruction.<\/p>
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