- The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum.
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London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England.
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Wales and the majority of England outside London voted in large numbers for Brexit.
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Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that the EU vote "makes clear that the people of Scotland see their future as part of the European Union" after all 32 local authority areas returned majorities for Remain.
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Britain would be the first country to leave the EU since its formation - but a leave vote will not immediately mean Britain ceases to be a member of the 28-nation bloc.
That process could take a minimum of two years, with Leave campaigners suggesting during the referendum campaign that it should not be completed until 2020 - the date of the next scheduled general election.
I was hoping the word "Brexit" die today. Oh well.