UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit speech on Tuesday left the door opened for a second referendum. However, last year she repeatedly said that there won’t be a general election until 2020. However, she conceded to the demands from the members of the parliament and they will be granted a vote on the final Brexit deal; both houses of the parliament.

So what happens, if the Prime Minister and her government secure a deal that they think suitable for the country but it fails to clear the houses in the parliament. The government would have to renegotiate, which faces the risk of getting an ultimatum from the EU. Then the government would have the only option to move out of the European Union, without a deal. That she referred to in her statement on Tuesday that the UK would move out without a deal. But it is easier said than done. Such a scenario would be extremely negative for the country and would force the government to rethink its position and go ahead with another public referendum.

While a second referendum is not a certainty, it is definitely not an absurdity.