EU leaders push for second Brexit vote with almost unanimous backing

"We would like the almost impossible to happen, that the UK has another referendum," Maltese's PM tells BBC radio

There is “almost unanimous” backing among European Union leaders for Britain to hold another referendum on Brexit, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said on Thursday.  “We would like the almost impossible to happen, that the UK has another referendum,” Muscat told BBC radio.

“I think most of us would welcome a situation where there is the possibility of the British people putting things into perspective, seeing what has been negotiated, seeing the options, and then deciding once and for all.” Muscat’s stance was reiterated by Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis, who said he would support Britain holding another vote on EU