UK Votes To Leave EU In Historic Referendum

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UK Votes To Leave EU In Historic Referendum
08:05, UK, Friday 24 June 2016
The UK has voted to leave the European Union in the historic referendum.
The Out campaign passed the winning post with a lead of more than one million votes - a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%.
The pound plummeted to a 31-year low as the market responded to the prospect of the UK splitting from Brussels after 43 years.
The Bank of England said it was monitoring the situation and would take "all necessary steps" to ensure financial stability.
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The result calls into question the future of the Prime Minister, who campaigned for In after calling the referendum.
UKIP leader Nigel Farage was the first party leader to speak following the result and said "we now need a Brexit government".
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However, more than 80 pro-Brexit Tory MPs, including Boris Johnson and Michael Gove, have signed a letter backing Mr Cameron to stay in Downing Street to negotiate our departure.
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The Prime Minister is due to give a statement at 8.15am - with Out figurehead Mr Johnson not expected to speak until after that.
Labour has said Mr Cameron should "seriously consider his position".
The result could have huge implications for the UK , with Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon already raising the prospect of a second independence referendum after all 32 local authorities north of the border voted for Remain.
Sinn Fein sources also said Brexit should lead to a poll on Irish unity, after Northern Ireland voted by 56% to 44% to Remain.