Voters across Cumbria and the South of Scotland have made their choices in the European Union Referendum. Allerdale, Eden, Carlisle and Copeland have voted to leave the EU while South Lakeland, Dumfries & Galloway and the Scottish Borders backed Remain.
Nicola Sturgeon has just upped the ante in the post-Brexit debate by saying a second independence referendum in Scotland is now "highly likely".
Up to now the First Minister has been cautious about such a promise, but after Scotland voted to Remain while most of the UK voted to Leave, he has thrown caution to the wind.
She is now going to go into talks with the Westminster government. IN theory Westminster has to agree - as the constitution is a reserved matter.
But ms Sturgeon more or less said she will seek Holyrood's support to go ahead with asking Scots again about independence whatever happens.
She is hoping that by being more pro-EU she will get support from European politicians who have lost patience with Westminster
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Jamie Reed MP has said that "...many people have voted to make their lives worse because they don’t believe that life can get better."
Although a majority across the south of Scotland wanted to remain, only one area of Cumbria wanted to stay within the EU.