Friday 24 June 2016

Brexit: UK votes to leave EU

The referendum turnout was 71.8% - with more than 30 million people voting.

The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in a historic referendum.

Leave won by 52% to 48% with England and Wales voting strongly for Brexit. 

The referendum turnout was 71.8% - with more than 30 million people voting.

Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence Party reportedly said he hoped this "independence day" marked the beginning of the collapse of the "failed" European project.

World financial markets were lower as the vote headed for a Brexit outcome this morning. 

Sterling suffered its biggest one-day fall of 9.4 percent against the dollar. The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985.

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