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| British PM to resign after shock vote to leave EU | British PM to resign after shock vote to leave EU |
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| Cisco | Cisco |
| Britain votes to leave the EU | Britain votes to leave the EU |
| British prime minister David Cameron has promised to step down “within months” after a divisive referendum which saw the UK vote to leave the European Union after 43 years of intensifying economic, political and social ties. The shock result, by a margin of 52-48 percentage points, highlights the populist anger now challenging institutional and mainstream elites in developed countries. The result is a repudiation of economic experts who warned that leaving would be an act of “economic self-harm”. International leaders, including Barack Obama, had urged Britain to remain engaged in Europe. | British prime minister David Cameron has promised to step down “within months” after a divisive referendum which saw the UK vote to leave the European Union after 43 years of intensifying economic, political and social ties. The shock result, by a margin of 52-48 percentage points, highlights the populist anger now challenging institutional and mainstream elites in developed countries. The result is a repudiation of economic experts who warned that leaving would be an act of “economic self-harm”. International leaders, including Barack Obama, had urged Britain to remain engaged in Europe. |
| “The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered,” the British prime minister said in his resignation speech. Cameron, who initiated the referendum to settle divisions within the Conservative party but advocated to stay in the EU, said he did not “think it would be right for me to be the captain who steers the country to its next destination”. | “The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered,” the British prime minister said in his resignation speech. Cameron, who initiated the referendum to settle divisions within the Conservative party but advocated to stay in the EU, said he did not “think it would be right for me to be the captain who steers the country to its next destination”. |
| David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union | David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union |
| Brexiters respond, new referendum on Scotland likely | |
| Cameron’s rival Boris Johnson, a pro-Leave campaigner who stands to become the next leader of the Conservative party, promised Britain would be no less European and would find its voice again. “The British people have stood up for democracy,” he said. Nigel Farage, leader of the UK Independence party (Ukip), said it was Britain’s “independence day”. With an overwhelming majority voting to remain, will Scottish voters now renew an effort to split off from the UK? Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said it is now “highly likely” that there will another vote on Scotland’s place in the UK in the next two years. | |
| Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish referendum ‘highly likely’ | Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish referendum ‘highly likely’ |
| Financial markets drop; foreign leaders react | Financial markets drop; foreign leaders react |
| £120bn was immediately wiped off the UK FTSE stock market; the pound dropped to 1.31 to the dollar, the lowest since 1985, before stabilizing at 1.37. Bank of England governor Mark Carney said it was ready to take “any measures necessary” to stabilize the markets. Business leaders have reacted. European leaders, fearing a contagion of leaves, urged the UK’s swift withdrawal from the union, with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker saying Europeans would now expect a swift exit. “Any delay would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty. We have rules to deal with this in an orderly way,” he said. | |
| FTSE 100 and sterling plunge on Brexit vote | FTSE 100 and sterling plunge on Brexit vote |
| Our columnists explain the night’s events. Plus what happens next... | Our columnists explain the night’s events. Plus what happens next... |
| We have woken up in a different country, writes Jonathan Freedland. Rowena Mason looks at how this happened. Patrick Wintour explains what happens next. Grieve the European project if you must, says Owen Jones, but huge challenges now lie ahead. Voting details show immigration fears were paradoxical but decisive, says Alan Travis. | We have woken up in a different country, writes Jonathan Freedland. Rowena Mason looks at how this happened. Patrick Wintour explains what happens next. Grieve the European project if you must, says Owen Jones, but huge challenges now lie ahead. Voting details show immigration fears were paradoxical but decisive, says Alan Travis. |
| In the Guardian’s view we must face the consequences: “A prime minister is gone, but that is of nothing compared to the fallout for the economy, our union and Europe. It will all have to be grappled with, and so too will the economic neglect and the social alienation which have driven Britain to the exit door.” | In the Guardian’s view we must face the consequences: “A prime minister is gone, but that is of nothing compared to the fallout for the economy, our union and Europe. It will all have to be grappled with, and so too will the economic neglect and the social alienation which have driven Britain to the exit door.” |
| Trump in Scotland | Trump in Scotland |
| Donald Trump called the British referendum result “fantastic” as he flew into Scotland to formally open his newly refurbished Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire. “The UK had taken back control. It is a great thing,” the Republican presidential candidate said. But no senior British or Scottish politicians are prepared to meet him. Protesters prepared demonstrations. “We want the whole world to know he is not welcome in Scotland,” said Keir McKechnie of the Stand Up to Trump protest group. | Donald Trump called the British referendum result “fantastic” as he flew into Scotland to formally open his newly refurbished Turnberry golf resort in Ayrshire. “The UK had taken back control. It is a great thing,” the Republican presidential candidate said. But no senior British or Scottish politicians are prepared to meet him. Protesters prepared demonstrations. “We want the whole world to know he is not welcome in Scotland,” said Keir McKechnie of the Stand Up to Trump protest group. |
| Donald Trump arrives in UK and hails EU referendum result | Donald Trump arrives in UK and hails EU referendum result |
| Bernie Sanders looks to the future | Bernie Sanders looks to the future |
| The Vermont senator, who has yet to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race, says his political revolution is “just getting started”. | The Vermont senator, who has yet to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton in the Democratic race, says his political revolution is “just getting started”. |
| “Never, ever lose your sense of outrage,” Sanders said at New York’s historic Town Hall. “Election days come and go but what is much more important is that political and social revolutions continue.” | “Never, ever lose your sense of outrage,” Sanders said at New York’s historic Town Hall. “Election days come and go but what is much more important is that political and social revolutions continue.” |
| Bernie Sanders: my political revolution is just getting started | Bernie Sanders: my political revolution is just getting started |
| Guns in America: the future | Guns in America: the future |
| How do we change the conversation about guns? In the last instalment of our five-day series, Lois Beckett looks at what comes next. She finds that Hillary Clinton’s evolving position on guns is instructive. “Instead of posing with guns and trying to reassure gun owners that she loved hunting and supported the second amendment, as she and other Democratic presidential candidates had done before, she came out swinging against the country’s entire gun industry, blaming them directly for the violence America sees.” | |
| Changing the conversation: how to break the cycle of gun reform failure | Changing the conversation: how to break the cycle of gun reform failure |
| Immigration advocates disappointed by supreme court split | Immigration advocates disappointed by supreme court split |
| Tom Dart in Houston looks at reaction to the US supreme court’s 4-4 split on immigration that effectively paralyzes Obama’s executive action to naturalise around 5 million immigrants. “Quite frankly it’s a very outrageous decision,” said Sheridan Aguirre, 22, a communications coordinator with United We Dream, a youth-led organisation. “Five million people have been waiting for deportation relief and work permits for close to a year and a half, and now it’s really disappointing that now the case continues.” | |
| Immigration advocates disappointed but not defeated by supreme court split | Immigration advocates disappointed but not defeated by supreme court split |
| Ugly dogs to convene in California | Ugly dogs to convene in California |
| The annual World’s Ugliest Dog competition takes place this weekend in Petaluma, California. How do owners prepare their dogs for competition? Bath and groom? There is no hurry. “Some people ask, ‘Why do you bother to bathe and lotion her? You want her to look ugly’,” says Annie Ragsdale of her dog, a six-year-old Chinese crested named Rue. “But I don’t want to make her look ugly. She does it all on her own.” | The annual World’s Ugliest Dog competition takes place this weekend in Petaluma, California. How do owners prepare their dogs for competition? Bath and groom? There is no hurry. “Some people ask, ‘Why do you bother to bathe and lotion her? You want her to look ugly’,” says Annie Ragsdale of her dog, a six-year-old Chinese crested named Rue. “But I don’t want to make her look ugly. She does it all on her own.” |
| Worst in show: how the world’s ugliest dogs get competition ready | Worst in show: how the world’s ugliest dogs get competition ready |
| In case you missed it ... | In case you missed it ... |
| Led Zeppelin cleared in Stairway to Heaven copyright case | Led Zeppelin cleared in Stairway to Heaven copyright case |
| A Los Angeles jury found that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did not steal the most famous passage from the 1971 anthem from the band Spirit. The singer and guitarist left court without speaking publicly, but issued a brief statement later that said they looked forward to putting the matter behind them. “The reality is that we proved access, but they could never hear what they had access to,” said Francis Malofiy, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case. “It’s bizarre.” | A Los Angeles jury found that Robert Plant and Jimmy Page did not steal the most famous passage from the 1971 anthem from the band Spirit. The singer and guitarist left court without speaking publicly, but issued a brief statement later that said they looked forward to putting the matter behind them. “The reality is that we proved access, but they could never hear what they had access to,” said Francis Malofiy, a lawyer for the plaintiffs in the case. “It’s bizarre.” |
| Led Zeppelin cleared of stealing riff for Stairway to Heaven | Led Zeppelin cleared of stealing riff for Stairway to Heaven |