Remain won in the Orkney Islands, the first district to declare in Scotland, by about 7,000 to 4,193 – in line with expectations. That gave the Remain camp the jitters, since a bigger margin had been predicted there. Swindon voted leave with 55% of the vote.
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What we do know is that the political implications of the vote guarantee a great deal of uncertainty going forward. A spokesman for Farage declined to elaborate.
The online survey was based on people who were previously polled by YouGov about their voting intentions and who agreed to share their decision with the firm once they had cast their votes, according to YouGov.
It was a contentious campaign, and in the end, a stunning outcome.
They also warned Britain that it would remain a member, with all the obligations that entails, until the talks on leaving are over, which could mean more than two years longer. Even once the renegotiation is complete, there will be options either to remain in European Union science programmes on similar terms to now (as non-EU countries ranging from Israel to Tunisia do) or to allocate more United Kingdom money to science (as Vote Leave consistently recommended a post-Brexit government do) to make up any shortfall. U.S. Treasury Sec. Jacob Lew promised to work closely with British and European officials to ensure “economic stability, security, and prosperity in Europe and beyond”. He noted that the prime minister of Scotland has already called for anew referendum on splitting with England.
He said he would step down, though he’ll serve as a caretaker until a new prime minister is chosen by his fellow Conservatives.
In response to the initial vote results, the yen surged more than two percent on the dollar to just above 103 – its highest levels since 2014 – as traders flocked to safe-haven currencies. But torrential rains, especially in the “remain” stronghold of London, raised fears of diminished turnout.
Five London polling stations opened late as staff struggled to get there, and two closed briefly because of flooding but were quickly re-opened in back-up locations.
“Let’s see, let’s see”.
“The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision”, Obama said in a statement.
In terms of future immigration, leave politicians have consistently argued that Brexit will offer new opportunities to non-EU skilled migrants (like academics and students) to come to Britain, given the extra political room created by controlling unskilled immigration from the EU.
The long-term effect of Britain voting to exit the European Union may be hard to gauge, but the immediate impact is uncertainty for the business world but a boon to some USA tourists, former Knoxville Mayor Victor Ashe said today. To begin with, Britain’s actual exit from the European Union will take at least two years.
Her suspected murderer told a court his name was “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain”. The United Kingdom itself could break apart, with leaders in Scotland – where almost two-thirds of voters wanted to stay in the European Union – calling for a new vote on independence.
Northern Ireland has voted to remain in the EU. Due to legal restrictions, there were no large-scale campaign events and no television programmes rehearsing the arguments. The British pound has tumbled to a 31-year low as the results of the vote spook global markets.
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Britain is divided on European Union membership along broad age and education lines, polls show. “It also underscores the need for us to pull together to solve our challenges as a country, not tear each other down”.
