British parliament to debate petition calling for second EU referendum

Britain's parliament is to debate a petition signed by more than 4 million members of the public calling for a second referendum on European Union membership, but will not take a decision on whether to re-run last month's vote. The event will take place on Sept. 5 in parliament's second debating chamber, Westminster Hall. The petition, which was posted online before the June 23 referendum, said the government should hold another referendum if the support for Leave or Remain was less than 60 perc