Image copyright Getty Images This article is designed to be an easy-to-understand guide on what happens now that the UK has voted to leave the European Union.
What does Brexit mean?It is a word that has become used as a shorthand way of saying the UK leaving the EU – merging the words Britain and exit to get Brexit, in a same way as a possible Greek exit from the euro was dubbed Grexit in the past.
Why is Britain leaving the European Union?A referendum – a vote in which everyone (or nearly everyone) of voting age can take part – was held on Thursday 23 June, to decide whether the UK should leave or remain in the European Union. Leave won by 52% to 48%. The referendum turnout was 71.8%, with more than 30 million people voting.
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Enter a postcode, council name or NI constituency Submit search for results Leave Remain Local result only How NI results are counted Results in full What was the breakdown across the UK?England voted for Bre..
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