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    didn't May also resign after the Brexit deals repeatedly didn't go through? Commented May 26, 2021 at 17:28
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    Keeping Britain in the EU wasn’t exactly a manifesto commitment though, was it? Holding a referendum was, and he delivered on that. Commented May 26, 2021 at 18:39
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    I think his promise was to hold a referendum and to fight to stay in the EU, both of which he did. I believe his promise was to support staying in the EU, not necessarily the promise to win which would be out of his control as it is up to the voting public. Commented May 26, 2021 at 21:47
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    @Ambo100: Indeed, his promise was to respect the result of the referendum whatever it might be. Commented May 27, 2021 at 7:15
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    In the run-up to the referendum, Cameron made specific promises to not resign as Prime Minister if the result was "leave": theguardian.com/politics/2016/jan/10/… Granted, these may have been tactical (to not turn the vote into a referendum on him) and the extent to which anyone believed them is debatable. Commented May 27, 2021 at 9:33