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If this had happened, would it have respected vote to leave?

Party X elected with a manifesto saying definite Brexit.

X then announce Brexit delayed till the 2nd term for... reasons.

X lose next election to party Y.

Y stops Brexit, which had a mandate before even implemented?
If the answer is yes, then I would suggest that it follows that a confirmatory EU referendum is also respecting democracy, despite Brexit not having been implemented before the new vote.
Assuming NO votes are not people clicking the wrong button this question is to NO voters: Please explain how it isn't respecting democracy?

Substitute some other policy instead of Brexit like privatising the NHS or something you'd vote against. Does that change your vote to YES?
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 Something for 'WTO Rules' advocates to think about.

They're actual rules (that we already follow), with rulings made by 'unelected officials', rather than guidelines, and you might consider that means they have consequences for sovereignty.

Example follows: ⬇️
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 In the USA, as part of the 2002 Farm Bill, a new mandatory requirement for country of origin labelling (mCool) on fresh meat was enacted into Federal Law.

In 2009 Canada argued that this was discriminatory and launched a WTO dispute.

fraserinstitute.org/sites/default/…
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 The eventual 2015 ruling, made by a panel 'foreign judges' in a non-US Court was legally binding. It declared that the 'sovereign' United States had to adhere to the ruling and revoke a piece of domestic legislation or face sanctions as a consequence.

mic.com/articles/10528…
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Here's Daniel Hannan slagging off the NHS in 2009.
Part 2.
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