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UK votes to leave the EU in historic referendum

The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum. Leave won by 52% to 48%.

  • David Cameron has announced he will resign as prime minister in October.
  • Nicola Sturgeon has said another independence referendum in Scotland is highly likely.
  • Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has said that voters have "spoken clearly" and the government's job is to "get on with that decision, protecting the economy and doing all we can to get the best outcome for Britain"
  • The pound fell to its lowest level in 31 years
  • Nigel Farage told supporters that June 23 should go down as "our independence day"
  • Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said Scotland contributed significantly to the Remain vote across the UK and the Scottish people "see their future as part of the EU"
  • Britain's vote to leave the EU has "very significant implications" for Ireland, its government said
  • Sinn Fein has called for a referendum on a united Ireland
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Farage on calls to re-run EU vote: 'It's not best of three'

Mr Farage told the Sunday Mirror there could be no turning back the clock Credit: PA

Farage has hit out at attempt to engineer a re-run of the EU referendum, saying it's not "best of three".

The Ukip leader spoke out after more than 2.5 million people signed a petition calling for a second vote on Britain's place in the UK.

He told the Sunday Mirror there could be no going back on the decision to leave the EU.

It’s the last thing I want to see. It’s not a game of the best of three.

– Nigel Farage

Labour MP David Lammy has also made a public appeal for Parliament to block moves to leave the EU - but both David Cameron and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn have said the vote result must be respected.

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