EU referendum: London backing Remain but needs more than 70 per cent support to balance strong Leave vote, says John Curtice June 24, 2016 The referendum count continues as large swaths of the country back both Remain and Leave. While London has backed Remain with a large majority, the rest of England has generally been more supportive of Leave. Put another way, if the UK stays in the EU, it will be largely down to London and Scotland. But [...]
EU referendum: Ex-business secretary Vince Cable says Cameron must step down if Leave win June 24, 2016 The former business secretary Vince Cable said that Prime Minister David Cameron would have to step down if Britain votes to leave the European Union. He spoke as the first batch of results put Leave in the lead, ripping away the calm created by earlier polls which had pointed to Remain triumphing. Cable told the BBC: "It does look [...]
EU referendum: Andy Burnham says immigration as it “works in practice” needs review as Leave makes gains in the north June 24, 2016 There needs to be a review of how immigration works in practice, shadow home secretary Andy Burnham has said as the pro-Brexit camp makes strong strides in the north. Speaking to journalists at Manchester Town Hall, Burnham said that he understood that frustrations with immigration, Westminster and tough economic conditions had led to votes for Leave in [...]
City of London plumps overwhelmingly for Remain in tight EU referendum June 24, 2016 While few people live in London's business district, those who do voted overwhelmingly in favour of staying in the European Union. The City of London said 78.3 per cent of voters plumped for the Remain camp, meaning Leave garnered just 21.7 per cent in what's shaping up to be an increasingly tight race. Read more: Britain hurtles towards [...]
Lindsay Lohan’s tweets about EU referendum send Twitter into tizzy June 24, 2016 What do David Cameron, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Lindsay Lohan have in common? They're all obsessing over the EU referendum at the moment. While it's obvious why the three above-mentioned politicians are talking/eating/sleeping EU referendum poll results at the moment, "why is the Mean Girls star tweeting about Britain's historic vote?" you may ask. [...]
EU referendum: Implied probability of Remain slashed by Betfair after strong start for Leave June 24, 2016 Betfair's implied probability of a Remain vote has taken a hit after a strong start for the pro-Brexit camp. Having peaked earlier today at 86 per cent, Betfair now predicts a Remain vote to prevail with just 68 per cent. In Newcastle, which was expected to be strongly Remain, the result was almost evenly split, whilst [...]
EU referendum: Swindon in line with expectations as it backs Leave June 24, 2016 Swindon has backed Leave, in line with expectations of how the authority would vote. The authority backed Leave with 54.7 per cent of the vote against 45.3 per cent of the vote for Remain. Contrastingly, in the north east of the country there has been better than expected results for the Leave camp. Sunderland backed [...]
EU referendum: Post-vote troubles already brewing for Labour party as Kate Hoey states supporters could leave June 24, 2016 The Labour party could pay a high price for campaigning to Remain in the EU, according to long-standing MP Kate Hoey. Hoey, who is co-chair Labour Leave, said that many Labour voters who back Brexit could end up leaving the party for good as a result of its stance on the EU. "I think we will [...]
Newcastle votes Remain as it becomes first UK area to declare June 24, 2016 Newcastle voted Remain today, also becoming the first mainland area to declare in yesterday's historic EU referendum. The total turnout of 129,072 resulted in Remain clinching a slim majority with 50.7 per cent of the vote, giving the Leave camp 49.3 per cent. Read more: Speedy Sunderland kicks off counting for today's vote The announcement came about half [...]
Gibraltar votes Remain as it takes crown for first completed count in the EU referendum June 23, 2016 The small overseas territory of Gibraltar has voted to stay in the European Union, becoming the first area to declare as part of today's historic referendum. The Remain camp garnered an overwhelming 95.9 per cent of the vote, while Leave had just 4.1 per cent. Read more: Speedy Sunderland kicks off counting for today's vote It was also the first area to [...]