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London, United Kingdom—Britain has voted to break away from the European Union, toppling Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing a thunderous blow to the 60-year-old bloc which sent world markets plummeting on Friday. Cameron said he would resign to make way for a new leader by early October after voters opted to exit the 28-nation alliance in defiance of his predictions of economic disaster and isolation. Britons, many worried by high levels of […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Friday hailed Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and called for a similar referendum in France. “Victory for Freedom! As I have been asking for years we must now have the same referendum in France and EU countries,” the National Front (FN) leader tweeted. The eurosceptic, anti-immigration FN has accused the EU of suffering a “democratic deficit” and has long urged all members […]
(REUTERS) Early results from Britain’s bitterly contested referendum showed a lead on Friday for supporters of leaving the European Union, contradicting opinion polls and prompting wild swings in the value of the pound. With results in from the first 13 of 382 voting districts, those in favor of ending Britain’s 43-year membership were on 52.4 percent of the vote, while those wanting to stay were on 47.6 percent. But it was too early to […]
by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Early results from Britain’s knife-edge referendum showed unexpectedly strong support for leaving the European Union on Friday, sending the pound plummeting as investors feared a historic blow against the 28-nation alliance. Just minutes earlier, global financial markets had been surging after two opinion polls gave them hope that Britons would choose to stay in bloc, born out of a determination to forge lasting peace after two world […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister David Cameron cast his vote Thursday in Britain’s referendum on whether to remain in the European Union. Cameron, who has led the “Remain” campaign, went to a polling station in central London with wife Samantha to fill in his ballot, an AFP photographer at the scene saw. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
(Courtesy CCTV) — The UK risks losing the opportunity for international cooperation in the fight against terrorism should it decide to leave the European Union, anti-terrorism expert Nigel Inkster said on Tuesday. Inkster is a former Director of Intelligence and Operations for MI6 and is now Director of Future Conflict and Cyber Security. He said staying with the EU will help Britain maintain its traditional relations with EU partners in intelligence sharing, especially for […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Investors trod a cautious line Wednesday, a day before Britain’s high-stakes referendum on its future in the European Union, with the head of the Federal Reserve warning a vote to leave could hammer world markets. After a three-day rally fuelled by hopes the country will stay in the economic bloc, analysts said traders were taking a step back to see what happens in Thursday’s poll. While bookmakers say there is […]
ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker warned Britain Tuesday that voting to leave the EU would be “an act of self-harm” that would endanger everything Europeans had worked together to achieve. “To turn your backs on your neighbors and retreat into isolation would go against everything that Europe and the UK stand for,” Juncker said during an address to Greek business leaders in Athens, adding: “To leave would be an act of […]
by Alice Ritchie LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Jo Cox, a British member of parliament who campaigned for the country to stay in the EU and for more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a brutal attack on Thursday. A 52-year-old man is in police custody after Cox was shot and stabbed numerous times in her constituency in northern England. Campaigning for the June 23 referendum has been suspended through Saturday out of […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US President Barack Obama has sharpened his warnings about Britain’s reduced global influence should it quit the EU, warning it could take 10 years to reach a UK-US trade deal. Obama said Britain would have “less influence globally” if it votes to leave the European Union in the June 23 referendum on membership of the 28-country bloc. The president was speaking in a BBC television interview broadcast on Sunday, the final […]
Every year the Queen celebrates two birthdays, with her actual birthday on 21 April and her official birthday on a Saturday in June. Celebrations of her official birthday this year take place from 10-12 June. Prime Minister David Cameron said the Queen had been “a rock of strength for our nation” and the Commonwealth, as he and fellow politicians paid tribute in the House of Commons. Queen’s 90th: What’s happening and when? 21 April – […]
by Justin Tallis with Katherine Haddon in London WINDSOR, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain celebrated the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday with tributes to a popular monarch who has steered it through the decline of empire and a wave of scandals to the Internet age. Prime Minister David Cameron paid tribute to the queen as “a rock of strength for our nation” and her son and heir Prince Charles marked the occasion by […]
