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EU referendum: pound plunges after strong Brexit vote leaves UK on knife-edge – live EU referendum: Labour party 'working to assumption leave will win' – live
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And here is Nigel Farage on the Sheffield result.
Sheffield votes to Leave EU. Amazing stuff. Delighted.
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This is from the academic Matthew Goodwin.
Sheffield is 51% Leave. It was predicted to go Remain on 52% #euref
And this is from the Spectator’s James Forsyth.
Sheffield is 51% Leave. It was predicted to go Remain on 52% #euref
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Pound falls 6%
Jill Treanor
The pound has hit a new low for the night at $1.3879, down 6%.
Sterling is very volatile, said Jeremy Cook of World First, whose colleagues are starting to stream into the office. The mood is sober. The largest cause for the downswing in the pound is a prediction by ITV of a 75% chance of the UK leaving the EU.
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Labour party 'working to assumption leave will win'
The Labour party is now working on the assumption that leave will win, according to a party source. The view in Labour HQ is that, if Britain does vote to leave, Jeremy Corbyn should call on David Cameron to resign, but senior figures believe that that may prove unnecessary because Cameron may announce his departure of his own accord.
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03:20
The market volatility continues:
We're back down again... pic.twitter.com/TxsgkeNdL6
Leave's lead grows to 176,888 and GBPUSD resumes it's slide, back down to 1.4225 from 1.4500 half an hour ago.
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Curtice not calling it, BUT says Leave now are favourites
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Asked if he thought David Cameron should stay as prime minister if leave win, the veteran Conservative Eurosceptic Sir Bill Cash tells the BBC whoever is prime minister will have to be “completely committed to Brexit”. He says that is vital because the EU withdrawal negotiations will have to led by No 10.
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This is from Peter Murrell, the SNP’s chief executive.
02h50: Remain now has over 1 million votes in Scotland. With just 8 results to go, the map is turning bright yellow pic.twitter.com/clL4W8iqLE
3.09am BST
03:09
Peter Kellner, the former YouGov president who was predicting a remain win (see 10.15pm), has changed his mind.
Seems we are heading for result bad for UK, bad for pollsters and (least important) embarrassing for me
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03:03
Here is another slab of results.
Lincoln
Remain 18,902 (43.06%) Leave 24,992 (56.94%) Leave maj 6,090 (13.87%) Electorate 63,336; Turnout 43,894 (69.30%)
Ribble Valley
Remain 15,892 (43.61%) Leave 20,550 (56.39%) Leave maj 4,658 (12.78%) Electorate 46,139; Turnout 36,442 (78.98%)
Rugby
Remain 25,350 (43.30%) Leave 33,199 (56.70%) Leave maj 7,849 (13.41%) Electorate 74,127; Turnout 58,549 (78.98%)
Hertsmere
Remain 27,593 (49.16%) Leave 28,532 (50.84%) Leave maj 939 (1.67%) Electorate 73,284; Turnout 56,125 (76.59%)
Liverpool
Remain 118,453 (58.19%) Leave 85,101 (41.81%)Remain maj 33,352 (16.38%) Electorate 317,901; Turnout 203,554 (64.03%)
Rhondda Cynon Taf
Remain 53,973 (46.30%) Leave 62,590 (53.70%) Leave maj 8,617 (7.39%) Electorate 172,877; Turnout 116,563 (67.43%)
Ceredigion
Remain 21,711 (54.63%) Leave 18,031 (45.37%) Remain maj 3,680 (9.26%) Electorate 54,464; Turnout 39,742 (72.97%)
Wyre Forest
Remain 21,240 (36.85%) Leave 36,392 (63.15%) Leave maj 15,152 (26.29%) Electorate 77,875; Turnout 57,632 (74.01%)
Malvern Hills
Remain 22,203 (46.75%) Leave 25,294 (53.25%) Leave maj 3,091 (6.51%) Electorate 60,215; Turnout 47,497 (78.88%)
North Ayrshire
Remain 38,394 (56.88%) Leave 29,110 (43.12%) Remain maj 9,284 (13.75%) Electorate 104,570; Turnout 67,504 (64.55%)
North East Lincolnshire
Remain 23,797 (30.13%) Leave 55,185 (69.87%) Leave maj 31,388 (39.74%) Electorate 116,294; Turnout 78,982 (67.92%)
Watford
Remain 23,167 (49.73%) Leave 23,419 (50.27%) Leave maj 252 (0.54%) Electorate 65,048; Turnout 46,586 (71.62%)
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Henry McDonald has sent this from Belfast:Henry McDonald has sent this from Belfast:
Nathan Anderson is a 26-year-old MA politics student at Queen’s University Belfast and a Democratic Unionist councillor.Nathan Anderson is a 26-year-old MA politics student at Queen’s University Belfast and a Democratic Unionist councillor.
Unlike a majority of his contemporaries in his age group, he is strongly in favour of Brexit.He said: “As part of my MA I have been studying the EU and it has made me more Eurosceptical. The EU commission is wholly unelected and it makes the laws. That is why I will be delighted if its a Brexit result today.” Unlike a majority of his contemporaries in his age group, he is strongly in favour of Brexit.
He said: “As part of my MA I have been studying the EU and it has made me more Eurosceptical. The EU commission is wholly unelected and it makes the laws. That is why I will be delighted if its a Brexit result today.”
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The Guardian’s Dan Milmo talks us through the volatility in the financial markets with the results coming in for the European Union referendum.The Guardian’s Dan Milmo talks us through the volatility in the financial markets with the results coming in for the European Union referendum.
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John Mann, one of the few Labour MPs to vote for Brexit, has just told the BBC that Labour voters have “decisively voted to leave the European Union”.John Mann, one of the few Labour MPs to vote for Brexit, has just told the BBC that Labour voters have “decisively voted to leave the European Union”.
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We’ve had 84 results in now, and remain are back on the lead - but only just.We’ve had 84 results in now, and remain are back on the lead - but only just.
Here are the figures. The vote ones are the ones that count.Here are the figures. The vote ones are the ones that count.
AreasAreas
Remain: 34Remain: 34
Leave: 50Leave: 50
VotesVotes
Remain: 2,877,575 (50.01%)Remain: 2,877,575 (50.01%)
Leave: 2,876,697 (49.99%)Leave: 2,876,697 (49.99%)
84 #EUref results in - Experts 2,877,575 (50.01%) / Bloke in the pub 2,876,697 (49.99%)84 #EUref results in - Experts 2,877,575 (50.01%) / Bloke in the pub 2,876,697 (49.99%)
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Mark TranMark Tran
Wandsworth has voted for remain by a thumping 75-25 majority on a 72% turnout. There were 118,463 votes for remain and 39,421 for leave.Wandsworth has voted for remain by a thumping 75-25 majority on a 72% turnout. There were 118,463 votes for remain and 39,421 for leave.
The borough was a remain stronghold so victory was assured. The only issue was the margin of victory. After the disappointments of Sunderland and Newcastle, Wandsworth will come as a fillip for the remain camp, although the result can only reinforce the impression of a deep divisions in the country.The borough was a remain stronghold so victory was assured. The only issue was the margin of victory. After the disappointments of Sunderland and Newcastle, Wandsworth will come as a fillip for the remain camp, although the result can only reinforce the impression of a deep divisions in the country.
Wandsworth result now in; 118,463 remain, 39,421 leave #EURefResults pic.twitter.com/AuYJ2FLTiGWandsworth result now in; 118,463 remain, 39,421 leave #EURefResults pic.twitter.com/AuYJ2FLTiG
Jane Ellison, the Conservative MP for Battersea, was delighted but expressed concern over what seemed to be a developing north-south divide.Jane Ellison, the Conservative MP for Battersea, was delighted but expressed concern over what seemed to be a developing north-south divide.
She said: “Whatever the outcome, it is obvious there are very different concerns and where we stand in the world, and we need to address that. All you can do is do your best in your own patch.”She said: “Whatever the outcome, it is obvious there are very different concerns and where we stand in the world, and we need to address that. All you can do is do your best in your own patch.”
During the count, Justine Greening, the Conservative MP for Putney and international development secretary, said the gap between remain and leave was bigger than she had anticipated.During the count, Justine Greening, the Conservative MP for Putney and international development secretary, said the gap between remain and leave was bigger than she had anticipated.
“That seems much more categorical than I expected,” she told the Guardian. It’s a combination of London being more international and the immigration debate really jarring [with] people.”“That seems much more categorical than I expected,” she told the Guardian. It’s a combination of London being more international and the immigration debate really jarring [with] people.”
On whether the death of Labour MP Jo Cox had been a factor, Greening said: “It made people sit up and think and the vote was their first chance people had to show how they felt.”On whether the death of Labour MP Jo Cox had been a factor, Greening said: “It made people sit up and think and the vote was their first chance people had to show how they felt.”
Rosena Allin­-Khan, the newly Labour MP for Tooting, also campaigned for remain in a cross-party effort. She said she found some confusion among remain voters because the government had been so “woefully divided”.Rosena Allin­-Khan, the newly Labour MP for Tooting, also campaigned for remain in a cross-party effort. She said she found some confusion among remain voters because the government had been so “woefully divided”.
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02:49
Leanne Wood, the Plaid Cymru leader, said at the count in Cardiff that the results show David Cameron was wrong to hold the referendum so soon after the Welsh elections.
We warned the prime minister very early on that the date was too close to the Welsh and Scottish elections and that it would cause problems. In Wales we saw the election of a large number of Ukip AMs with all of this as background noise. If it the result ends up being leave for Wales, it exonerates our position on the issue of timing.
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The Ukip MEP Paul Nuttall has told Sky News that Ukip will do well whatever happens.
Win or lose this referendum Ukip is in a very, very good position. If we win this referendum then Ukip should get the plaudits ...
If we lose, and it is only going to be very tight, the SNP have done quite well out of losing a tight referendum. Anger is a very powerful emotion in politics and people, I think, will come to Ukip in their droves.
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02:46
Justin McCurry
Here’s more on the Asian markets:
After opening slightly up, the Nikkei benchmark index in Tokyo fell by 2.9% mid-morning as early referendum results filtered through from the UK. The Nikkei has since mounted a steady recovery, but there is little doubt that investors are nervous about the possibility of a Brexit win and the instability that would bring to the British and European economies. In a volatile start to trading that is expected to continue for most of the day, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan slipped 1.3%, while Australia fell 2% and South Korea 1.2%.
The Hang Seng is currently down 0.48%.
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John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, has told BBC that he expects the Bank of England to intervene in the morning to protect sterling.
That is exactly the sort of shock we were expecting so I would expect the Bank of England to intervene in the morning.
Chancellors and shadow chancellors can’t comment on sterling but what we can do is have a mature approach to this and say whatever the outcome, we will negotiate the best deal we possibly can with regard to our trading partners in Europe and in that way we might give some assurances to the market.
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Richard Adams
As expected, Oxford came in powerfully for remain with a 71% vote – nearly 50,000 out of 70,000 in total.
Remain benefited by running up huge votes in the wealthier areas like Summertown, outweighing a closer result in Labour-voting working-class areas such as Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys.
Andrew Smith, the veteran Labour MP for Oxford East, which includes Blackbird Leys, said it was a “great result and reflected the open nature of our community and links with Europe”. But he added: “It’s been clear to me that there would be a strong working-class vote for leave.”
Why? “For many people their experience of globalisation hasn’t been positive and [they] viewed our involvement in Europe as part of that,” Smith said.
Results are still awaited for the rest of Oxfordshire, with very high turnouts of over 80% in South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse counties.
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02:43
This is from the Independent’s John Rentoul.
Barking & Dagenham Leave by 24 pts vs 8 pts expected; Hammersmith & Fulham Remain by 40 pts, 30 pts expected if 50-50 nationally
2.42am BST
02:42
And this is from the academic Matthew Goodwin.
On average we find that the Leave vote is up by about an average of 3 points on a 50-50 model #euref (so far!)
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02:42
Josh Halliday
We’re just over halfway through the north-east declarations and the verdict is clear: leave has won comfortably in this region.
The Brexiters were always expected to do well in this industrial heartland of shipping, mining and steel – but the sheer scale of the leave vote has stunned experts and activists.
Of the eight north-east areas to have declared so far, seven have voted heavily to leave the EU. In Hartlepool, the seaside town that saw a Ukip surge at the recent local elections, 69.5% voted to leave.
There are a further four areas to declare here – including Northumberland, Durham and Gateshead – but they are expected to be closer run than those that have already declared.
North Tyneside is 53.4% LEAVEThat's seven out of eight North East local authorities to vote Leave. Four still to declare. #EURef
2.40am BST
02:40
This is from the Sunday Times’s Tim Shipman.
Vote Leave source: at current rate they're on course for 150,000 fewer votes in London than hoped. But will more than cover that elsewhere.
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02:39
The academic Rob Ford has more on the Wandsworth result.
Wandsworth 75% remain - that's 9 points above what Remain wld need on 50-50 split, and turnout strong there too
This vote suggests a very deeply divided country. London (& Scotland, other cities?) very different to everywhere else