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Cameron to step down after Britain votes to leave EU; turbulence hits markets

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Steve McGookin

Update: 8.30am: Britain will have a new Prime Minister “by October” after David Cameron announced he would step down in the wake of yesterday’s referendum vote.

David Cameron announces he will step down prime minister after U.K. Brexit vote https://t.co/kCDyWBHmZi pic.twitter.com/t9KAwHCTSO

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) June 24, 2016

Cameron: a new PM will take the decision about triggering Article 50 to begin the process of negotiated exit from the EU.

— William Crawley (@williamcrawley) June 24, 2016

Earlier: Prime Minister David Cameron’s wholly unnecessary gamble with the future of the nation blew up in his face as the “Leave” campaign won Thursday’s referendum 52% – 48% to reverse the decision Britain took in 1975 to join the Common Market.

Friday's Daily Mirror front page:
We're out#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #EUref pic.twitter.com/8lPEUH4ata

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) June 24, 2016

Front page#brexit
pic.twitter.com/ioOsZswutw

— Matt Mackowiak (@MattMackowiak) June 24, 2016

Financial Times just gave up. pic.twitter.com/nhk810zbBL

— Johan Norberg (@johanknorberg) June 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/econbuttonwood/status/746209014061555714

– #Brexit is forecast
– £ lowest since 1985
– Stocks are plunging
– Gold soars & oil fallshttps://t.co/71imyP5wbl pic.twitter.com/9iAFeJ8bch

— Bloomberg (@business) June 24, 2016

Britain has voted to exit the E.U. It's a decision sure to reshape the nation’s place in the world.https://t.co/KeQcNEqPFl

— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 24, 2016

This Is How The World Is Reacting To Brexit https://t.co/bLCGf3YQyU via @matthewchampion @BuzzFeedUK

— Stuart Millar (@stuartmillar159) June 24, 2016

#EURefResults: SNP says Scotland 'sees its future as part of the EU' and Sinn Fein calls for vote on Irish unity https://t.co/qHq67Dlmqn

— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 24, 2016

'This is not the country it was yesterday. That place has gone forever' – by @Freedland https://t.co/JtnYqrjONh

— Paul Johnson (@paul__johnson) June 24, 2016

Lindsay Lohan livetweeted the EU referendum and no one knows why https://t.co/TqNcDoe19s pic.twitter.com/3fLmoTcEva

— The Independent (@Independent) June 24, 2016

Welcome to the future you voted for… pic.twitter.com/mqg1lUGVaL

— Jake Humphrey (@mrjakehumphrey) June 24, 2016

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