The consequence of the inaction was that Farage continued to provide rhetorical support for Putin

An avid Brexiter of course

Case in point.
Farage is not just racist. He also reeks of corruption and betrayal.
An active threat to our democracy and country.

(Times)

Of the 33,551,983 valid votes cast, I would expect that 33,550,000 were cast by people who had no idea that there was an Article 50, let alone what it actually meant

We’re all experts now, but at the time even the idea it was only an “advisory referendum” was barely known