It is all for the benefit of the Tory Party.
If they didn't want it to happen, it is easy to turn around.
It was a no lose gamble.
They would have been happy with the reverse result, which would give them more power in Europe, all the time they were in control of the UK.
However this result allows them to remove all the individual and environment protections that come from Europe. replace generally liberal europeans with conservative non-europeans. It guarantees them the next election. And if they lose Scotland and NI, then they could be in power for the forseeable future.
If it wasn't what they wanted they could turn it around easily. Second referendum with proper questions. Or simply just leave the EU and nothing else. (This would lose them prestige on the world stage though.)
But they want a hard brexit. This will have the added benefit of punishing those who voted against the EU as a protest, meaning they will be less likely to bother again.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
