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Brexit: What next for Cameron & the United Kingdom? | Brexit: What next for Cameron & the United Kingdom? |
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Britain has voted to 'Leave' the EU. Questions now hang over Prime Minister David Cameron’s job and what impact this could have on the unity of the United Kingdom itself. | |
For Cameron, there are already murmurs he will be forced to resign. | For Cameron, there are already murmurs he will be forced to resign. |
According to reports, Cameron, as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, will be given a “dignified exit,” despite over 80 Conservative MPs earlier signing a letter saying Cameron should stay on, regardless of the result. | According to reports, Cameron, as well as Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, will be given a “dignified exit,” despite over 80 Conservative MPs earlier signing a letter saying Cameron should stay on, regardless of the result. |
While a resignation may be forthcoming on Friday, senior Tories have indicated it would not be immediate. | While a resignation may be forthcoming on Friday, senior Tories have indicated it would not be immediate. |
So who would take Cameron’s job? There are already suggestions the next resident of 10 Downing Street could be former London Mayor Boris Johnson, who campaigned for a ‘Leave’ vote. | So who would take Cameron’s job? There are already suggestions the next resident of 10 Downing Street could be former London Mayor Boris Johnson, who campaigned for a ‘Leave’ vote. |
It’s reported that negotiations may already be underway to coordinate Cameron’s exit and the installation of Johnson and Michael Gove into the seats of power. | |
Questions also hang over what comes next for the nations that make up the United Kingdom that voted to ‘Remain.’ | Questions also hang over what comes next for the nations that make up the United Kingdom that voted to ‘Remain.’ |
Voters in both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to ‘Remain,’ unlike Wales and England. | Voters in both Scotland and Northern Ireland voted to ‘Remain,’ unlike Wales and England. |
In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a statement in which she indicated her country had “spoken decisively” in favor of remaining in the EU, which is obviously in sharp contrast to the UK-wide vote. | In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon issued a statement in which she indicated her country had “spoken decisively” in favor of remaining in the EU, which is obviously in sharp contrast to the UK-wide vote. |
It had been suggested that if ‘Leave’ won, Scotland could push for a second independence referendum to leave the United Kingdom and seek EU membership for itself. | It had been suggested that if ‘Leave’ won, Scotland could push for a second independence referendum to leave the United Kingdom and seek EU membership for itself. |
Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond said in May that such a vote would probably occur “within two years.” | Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond said in May that such a vote would probably occur “within two years.” |
In Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, which had been pushing for the UK to stay in the EU, has indicated Northern Ireland’s position in the UK is undoubtedly under question. | In Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, which had been pushing for the UK to stay in the EU, has indicated Northern Ireland’s position in the UK is undoubtedly under question. |
“[The] British government has forfeited any mandate to represent economic or political interests of people in N Ireland,” Sinn Fein said in a statement. | “[The] British government has forfeited any mandate to represent economic or political interests of people in N Ireland,” Sinn Fein said in a statement. |
The party is expected to call for a border poll in light of the referendum result, which formed part of the Good Friday Agreement that brought an end to ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland. | The party is expected to call for a border poll in light of the referendum result, which formed part of the Good Friday Agreement that brought an end to ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland. |
Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, is also reportedly keen on such a referendum sooner rather than later. | Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, is also reportedly keen on such a referendum sooner rather than later. |
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