Gove hits out at Labour plan to let EU citizens vote in second referendum
by Mattha Busby from on (#4W5VP)
Minister says Labour proposal to enfranchise 2m EU nationals would be 'assault on democracy'
Michael Gove has said allowing EU citizens to vote in another Brexit referendum would represent "an assault" on democracy.
The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was speaking on Friday morning after Boris Johnson wrote to Jeremy Corbyn accusing him of seeking to "fiddle" a second referendum vote in favour of remain by proposing to enfranchise 2 million EU nationals, in effect undermining the outcome of the 2016 vote.
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