Brexiteers back second EU referendum to stop 'soft' departure from bloc

Two of Britain's most prominent Brexit campaigners endorsed a second referendum on leaving the European Union on Thursday as the best way to stop EU supporters from trying to water down, or even halt, the country's departure from the bloc.Britons shocked the political establishment in June 2016 by voting 52 to 48 percent in favour of ending more than four decades of political, economic and legal ties with the EU.Nigel Farage, a central figure in the "Leave" campaign ahead of the referendum and i