The UK has voted to leave the EU
June 24, 2016 1:51 AM Subscribe
The UK has voted to leave the European Union, with 51.9% in favour of leaving.
The Leave campaign are ebullient, with Nigel Farage calling 23rd June 'Independence Day'. Following his support for 'Remain', Prime Minister David Cameron will be stepping down in October, and the best betting odds are currently on Boris Johnson to succeed him.
In Scotland, where 62% of votes were for remain, the SNP may seek their own deal with the EU and a social media campaign for a second independence referendum has started.
In Northern Ireland, where 55.8% of votes were for remain, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has called for a vote on joining the Irish Republic, while there are concerns about what Brexit will mean for the Good Friday Agreement.
In Europe, while EU leaders are clear the rest of the EU will remain united, far right leaders Marine le Pen in France and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands have called for their countries to have referendums on EU membership. In Germany, Bild is calling it 'Europe's Black Day' (link in German).
Internationally, financial markets are in turmoil following the result, and the Washington Post gives three ways that Brexit could affect Americans personally.
The Leave campaign are ebullient, with Nigel Farage calling 23rd June 'Independence Day'. Following his support for 'Remain', Prime Minister David Cameron will be stepping down in October, and the best betting odds are currently on Boris Johnson to succeed him.
In Scotland, where 62% of votes were for remain, the SNP may seek their own deal with the EU and a social media campaign for a second independence referendum has started.
In Northern Ireland, where 55.8% of votes were for remain, Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has called for a vote on joining the Irish Republic, while there are concerns about what Brexit will mean for the Good Friday Agreement.
In Europe, while EU leaders are clear the rest of the EU will remain united, far right leaders Marine le Pen in France and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands have called for their countries to have referendums on EU membership. In Germany, Bild is calling it 'Europe's Black Day' (link in German).
Internationally, financial markets are in turmoil following the result, and the Washington Post gives three ways that Brexit could affect Americans personally.
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