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On Friday, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump tweeted something—stop me if you’ve heard this before—truly stupid: Just arrived in Scotland. Place is going wild over the vote. They took their country back, just like we will take America back. No games! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 24, 2016 Trump’s tweet is even more ignorant…
Scotland’s government began moves Friday to hold a new referendum on independence from the U.K. after the “Brexit” vote, saying it faced being taken out of the European Union against its will. Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was among the majority of Scots who voted to “Remain” the European Union. ROBERT PERRY / AFP…
We now know how the country voted as a whole in Thursday’s referendum, but how were demographic factors like age, income, and education reflected in the result? An eve-of-result poll released by YouGov at 10pm last night (which, admittedly, gave Remain a four-point lead) confirms the age/voting intention correlation shown by polls throughout the campaign: EU referendum…
EU referendum full results – find out how your area voted Britain has voted to leave the European Union, by 52% to 48%, but Scotland, London and Northern Ireland all had a majority for remain. Find out how each local authority voted Watch: how Britain voted for Brexit Thursday 23 June 2016 16.24 EDT Last modified…
POLITICO Britain’s youth voted Remain Three quarters of British voters aged 24 and under voted against Brexit. By Hortense Goulard 6/24/16, 9:03 AM CET Updated 6/24/16, 3:05 PM CET /.meta /.summary /.story-intro British voters were heavily split based on age and location in Thursday’s EU referendum, with those aged 49 and under favoring Remain, polling indicates. Youths strongly…
Yesterday, 17 million Brits voted on a referendum to leave the European Union after a decades-old alliance. One of the chief architects of the #Leave movement was Nigel Farage, a British politician and head of the UK Independence Party. Farage has long championed the so-called Brexit, and triumphantly spoke to supporters after the vote saying,…
After months of campaigning, the “Leave” camp has won and Britain will be leaving the E.U. The Post’s Adam Taylor talks about what that means for the country and Europe. (Adam Taylor,Jason Aldag/The Washington Post) The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European Union. And although leaders of the campaign to exit…
Stock markets around the world collapsed and the pound plunged on news that Britain’s electorate had emphatically voted to leave the European Union in Thursday’s referendum. Banks including Lloyds, Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland all saw around a fifth of their value wiped out by Friday lunchtime, with similar losses at housebuilders like Taylor…
I’m sitting here looking at my burgundy-red British passport, with EUROPEAN UNION emblazoned in gold letters across the top. I’ve fastened the shirt I’m wearing with cufflinks which have the UK flag on one side, and the German flag on the other—my proud European heritage. I’m thinking about everything I loved about growing up in…
There was a mixture of jubilation and disbelief in the UK as people awoke Friday to the final verdict in the extremely close vote that deeply divided the nation. Europe was plunged into uncertainty following the result, with calls for further referendums from emboldened far-right groups who see it as a boost for their anti-EU,…