24 June 2016 Until yesterday, David Cameron and Boris Johnson shared an unbeaten record in big political contests. No longer. Cameron — the Tories’ biggest political winner in a quarter of a century — has finally lost to the biggest political character of the age. The Prime Minister announced his resignation today. Before the European referendum, Cameron had four victories ...
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Britain votes to leave EU in historic divorce, Cameron quits as markets plummet
Jun 24, 2016. Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split for leaving a bloc that Britain joined more than 40 ...
Read More »David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister today after Britain voted to walk out of the European Union
24 June 2016 The FTSE 100 and the pound plunged after the public backed Brexit by a narrow majority of 52 to 48 per cent. His voice cracking with emotion, Mr Cameron said he would stay in office for three months to “steady the ship” then hand over to a new Prime Minister. Boris Johnson was seen as a likely front-runner in ...
Read More »London referendum results: Sadiq Khan bids to reassure London as it votes by 60 per cent for Remain
24 June 2016 London voted strongly for Britain to stay in the EU, with just five boroughs backing Leave. Some 2.26 million people in the capital, or just under 60 per cent of voters, supported Remain. But Leave won in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Bexley, Hillingdon and Sutton. Voter turnout was 69.7 per cent, lower than in some parts of the country, ...
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