United Kingdom European Union membership referendum “ Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union? ” LocationUnited Kingdom (pop. 65.648m) and Gibraltar (pop. 0.030m)Date23 June 2016 Results Votes % Leave 17,410,742 51.89% Remain 16,141,241 48.11% Valid votes 33,551,983 99.92% Invalid or blank votes 25,359 0.08% Total votes 33,577,342 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 46,500,001 72.21% Results by voting areas Leave Remain On the map, the darker shades for a colour indicate a larger margin. The results for Northern Ireland are by parliamentary constituency. The electorate of 46.5m represents 70.8% of the population.The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, also known as the EU referendum and the Brexit referendum, took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar to ask the electorate if the country should remain a member of, … [Read more...] about 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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The Brexiteers need to realise that the Commonwealth is not coming to save them
It was less than a year ago that Theresa May was dancing her way across Africa, stopping off in three Commonwealth countries – South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria – on her first visit to sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to trying to prove stereotypes about how Brits can’t dance, the Prime Minister was there to present a message of the new post-Brexit Global Britain and foster partnerships with Commonwealth countries. To emphasise the importance of the new relationship the UK was looking to forge, May took senior ministers and a significant trade delegation. Yet the reality is that the Commonwealth is not a viable replacement for the EU. In terms of the UK’s trade it currently accounts for about one sixth of the volume that the EU does. And there is neither the capacity nor the desire for it to be turned into a significant trading bloc. “The Commonwealth is extremely vague at this time. There’s no set of proposals that anyone can agree with,” is … [Read more...] about The Brexiteers need to realise that the Commonwealth is not coming to save them
Commons tries to break Brexit deadlock
UK Politics 27 March 2019 comments Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47715933 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit MPs are starting to debate the process of voting on their preferred Brexit options, as Theresa May … [Read more...] about Commons tries to break Brexit deadlock
A guide to MPs’ alternative Brexit plans
UK Politics 27 March 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47714669 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Related TopicsBrexit MPs will try and forge a Brexit consensus on Wednesday when they debate and vote on alternatives to the … [Read more...] about A guide to MPs’ alternative Brexit plans
MPs prepare bid to break Brexit deadlock
UK Politics 27 March 2019 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-47715933 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel MPs are preparing to vote for their preferred Brexit option, with the PM due to meet Tory backbenchers in an effort to win them over to … [Read more...] about MPs prepare bid to break Brexit deadlock