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time for the news where you are. Goodbye.

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Hello and good afternoon from Westminster.

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Britain has voted to end its membership of the European Union.

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52% chose to leave the EU, with 48% voting to stay.

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David Cameron has met the Queen at Buckingham Palace

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after announcing his intention to resign.

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He said he'd stay in Number Ten for the next few months

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but that the country required fresh leadership.

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Boris Johnson, who campaigned for the Leave vote,

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stressed that the UK was no less united or less European; but now it

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had what he said was a "glorious opportunity" to pass its own laws,

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and find its voice in the world again.

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Financial markets around the world have been rocked

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In London, the FTSE fell by more than eight per cent when it opened,

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the pound hit a 30-year low overnight and Thomas Cook has

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suspended online currency sales after what it described

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We will be talking about this all afternoon here on BBC News. Let's

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take a look first at the final result, which shows the Leave

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campaign secured its victory by a margin of more than 1 million votes

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will In total, 17.4 million people voted

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for the UK to leave the EU. That compares with the 16.1 million

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voters who backed remain. More than 72% of eligible

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voters took part. In England more than

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15 million people voted for the UK to leave

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the European Union, In Scotland every voting area came

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out in favour of remain, In Wales, leave won over 52 per cent

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of the vote and secured the most votes in all but five

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of the twenty-two counting areas. In Northern Ireland,

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which shares a land border of voters choosing to remain

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in the EU Speaking outside number ten this

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morning, the Prime Minister said it was clear he could no longer lead

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the United Kingdom: I think the country requires fresh

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leadership to take it in this direction, I will do everything I

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can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the next weeks and months

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but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain

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which steers the country to the next destination. This is not a decision

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I have taken lightly but I believe it is in the national interest to

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have a period of stability and then the new leadership required. There

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is no need for a precise timetable today, but in my view we should aim

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to have a new Prime Minister in place by the start of the

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Conservative Party conference in October. David Cameron outside

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number ten earlier this morning. One of the politicians who led

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the campaign to leave, the former Mayor of London Boris

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Johnson has paid tribute to the Prime Minister as "one

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of the most extraordinary After securing his momentus win

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Mr Johnson and other leading figures of the Leave campaign have been

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seeking to reassure voters. Mr Johnson said people had spoken up

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for democracy, and Britain was not I believe we now have a glorious

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opportunity, we can pass our laws and set back taxes entirely

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according to the needs of the UK economy. We can control our own

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borders in a way that is not discriminatory but fair and

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balanced. And we can take the wind out of the sails of the extremists

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and those who would play politics with immigration.

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As we've been hearing, the voting patterns have highlighted

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More than 62% of people in Scotland voted

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raising the prospect of Scotland being taken out

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The First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said

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it was a statement of the obvious that the option of a Second

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When the article 50 process is triggered in three months' time, the

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UK will be on a two-year path to the exit door. If Parliament judges that

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a second referendum is the best or only way to protect its place in

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Europe, it must have the option to hold one within that timescale. That

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means we must act now to protect that position. I can therefore

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confirmed today that in order to protect that position, we will begin

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to prepare the legislation that would be required to enable a new

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independence referendum to take place, if and when Parliament so

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decides. Nicola Sturgeon, talking a little bit earlier.

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Let's discuss an historic day. Peter, I have got to start with you,

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so many months ago we were discussing your bright tight, you

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wear it with some delight this morning. -- bright tie. It may be

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its last outing, we are absolutely delighted, what the people decided,

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I always thought they would vote to come out and we have, sounds like a

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lot of celebrations in the background. It is a divided result,

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what does this say about the state of the UK that Scotland, Northern

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Ireland and London did not want this result? You could say that about

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anywhere in any election, I could say England, Wales, and Northern

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Ireland that vote was very close, but this is a United Kingdom

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referendum, not a referendum in any one country. Whatever the result,

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all politicians had agreed to accept it. It will be a bit rich for people

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afterwards to say, my area does not apply. It was a United Kingdom

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referendum, if it had gone the other way I would have accepted it, and so

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would every politician in the country. I agree, London MP, in my

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constituency voted to remain, that was my position, but the referendum

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is critical, I have long felt we should have a referendum, I was one

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of the 81 so-called rebels five years ago, I said that we needed to

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get this resolved once and for all. The people have now spoken. The idea

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that we can unravel that, nothing could be further than the truth --

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further from the truth. Boris Johnson has made a recognition that

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there is unfinished business. With European neighbours. We want to have

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a good relationship of respect and trade, in relation to cooperation

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and migration. What you have touched upon, it is a divided Kingdom, it

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was a close run thing, a decisive result came into play. I am

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concerned about what happens in Scotland, and very concerned about

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Ireland, in many ways, as we know, when there is discord and division

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in Ireland, it can lead to violence, if we are to make good the claim

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that we are going to take control of our borders, that means closing the

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border between the north and the South, that will have implications.

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Do you think that will happen? We have made several trips to Northern

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Ireland, we will carry on with that result. There will be a close

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relationship. What will always happen is the cooperation between

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the two countries, if there are people breaking the law and coming

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in that will be dealt with by intelligent and cross-border

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co-operation. How do we know there will not be a closed border? This

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has to be discussed. No one is suggesting there will be a closed

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border, I did not find anyone in Northern Ireland who wanted that. I

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know that people do not want it but if you are going to make true this

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idea of taking back migration, it becomes a weakness for the whole of

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the UK if you can walk across from an EU state into a non-EU states. It

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will be illegal for people to come from the EU across, and though it is

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legal to do it at the moment there is not massive migration through

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that route. That is a red herring. It is a weak link. What about

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Scotland, you heard it from Nicola Sturgeon, as a nation we could be

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going into a second Scottish referendum. There is two things, we

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campaigned in Scotland and there was a substantial leave vote, you not

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think that everybody in Scotland voted to come out, that is

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completely untrue. The thing about the referendum, if you ask Nicola

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Sturgeon now, would you have a referendum tomorrow on Scottish

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independence, she would say no, she knows she would lose again. That is

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a lot of hot air. One of the other point, it is quite stark, the

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contrast between metropolitan Britain, particularly around London,

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university cities, Oxford, Cambridge, Exeter, and the rest of

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Britain. We are going to have to address that. One thing I would like

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to say for some of your listeners, viewers, who may be worried with

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what they have seen in relation to David Cameron stepping down, I think

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Peter will agree, we have treated each other in a respectful way

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during this, good-humoured debates have taken place within the

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Conservative Party but also recognition for all of us as

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Conservatives that we have a country to govern, whoever may be leading

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that, we, as part and parcel of that Conservative grouping, we'll do our

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level best to make sure that all issues are dealt with, not justice,

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we hopefully represent the whole nation for this way in the years to

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come. There will be plenty to discuss around that. There is many

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days where we will be sitting here discussing that.

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As the result became clear the pound plunged,

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it's the biggest one day drop in 30 years,

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it fell to levels not seen since 1985.

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The governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has sought to reassure

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financial markets and he said the Bank was "well prepared".

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Let's get the latest from the city, Ben Thompson is there, with more on

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that. We talk about volatility a lot but we have seen plenty of it today,

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this is what is happening on European market, this is the current

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state of play across Europe, you can see the FTSE 100 is down 3.5%, the

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losses on mainland Europe are significantly worse. In the next 35

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minutes, New York, US markets will open, this is what we expect, a

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similar fall on the Dow Jones, the SNP and the Nasdaq. Figures

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suggesting markets could fall when they open following the lead that we

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have seen in Europe but also Asia. One line of breaking copy we are

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getting through to us in the city, news from Morgan Stanley, the

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investment bank, it expects to move, and already has started the process,

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of moving 2000 of its London based jobs, it will move them to Dublin or

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to Frankfurt. Clearly a lot of the big banks have contingency plans in

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place, if the UK indeed voted to leave the European Union. They are

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enacting them already. They will not wait for Article 50 to be triggered,

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they are doing it straightaway, those investment banking functions.

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Let's discuss this in more detail, talking about the market

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implications. Keith, from Schroders, we see the volatility on the market,

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33 minutes until New York opens. What does it tell us about what

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investors think of what they have heard? Investors are risk averse,

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the uncertainty created means they are questioning everything and of

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course not just the impact of the UK on the rest of the world economy, it

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is the idea that this populist vote could spread to other countries, you

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could see similar changes elsewhere. Europe has been very effective

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because of other areas which want to have a referendum on Europe, and in

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the US, the presidential election coming up. This reminds investors

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that we should not be complacent, that there is a deep feeling about

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the state of the world economy. When we see the volatility there is a

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tendency to think it is an jerk, what is actually happening? Are

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investors trading? Are they sitting back and seeing how it plays out?

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There is some short-term trading going on, longer term investors like

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ourselves are generally sitting back, assessing the impact, working

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out what it would mean for the economy and politics, will we be

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able to get a trade agreement with the rest of Europe to mark those

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factors will be important. Where does this leave the UK in the world

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as far as economies are concerned? Interesting, adding that the FTSE,

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you can see that some companies have not done too badly because the pound

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has fallen, the exporters have done well, but the more domestic stocks

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have been hit quite hard, that is really picking up the effect of

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growth, weaker growth, that we are likely to see at least for a period

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before the settlement. Investors are thinking of greenfield investment,

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property, this will cause them to pause for thought. They will delay.

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Appreciate that, the Dow Jones expected to open in the next 30

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minutes, we will keep across that for you, and much more over the

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course of the afternoon. We will see you soon.

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A moment of history as the UK votes to leave the on his

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After more than four decades in the EU, a decisive vote,

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as more than 17 million people vote to leave.

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David Cameron says he will now stand down as Prime Minister.

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I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship

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But I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain

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that steers our country to its next destination.

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There was jubilation in the Leave camp.

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UKIP's Nigel Farage called it a "victory for ordinary people,

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against the big banks, big business and big politics".

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Nothing will change over the short term, except that work will have

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to begin on how to give effect to the will of the people

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and to extracate this country from the supranational system.

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Dramatic falls for both the pound and the markets following the news,

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but the Bank of England says it is taking "all necessary steps"

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And the future of the UK is again on the table,

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as Scotland's First Minister says a second independence referendum

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is highly likely, after Scots voted overwhelmingly to remain.

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It is a significant and material change in circumstances and it is,

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therefore, a statement of the obvious that the option

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of a second referendum must be on the table.

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evil has a clear scalp of the same minister. We will be speaking to

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political commentators. I am in Brussels,, really shock waves

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reverberating all alone. What happens now? I am alive in

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Cambridgeshire, a region with the high Eastern European population.

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After more than 40 years, Britain has voted to end its membership

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The vote was decisive. 52% chose to leave the EU.

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Within hours, David Cameron announced he was standing

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He said he would stay in Number Ten for the next few months,

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but that the country required fresh leadership.

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Boris Johnson, who campaigned for a Leave vote, said the UK now

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had a "glorious opportunity" to pass its own laws,

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set its own taxes and find its voice in the world again.

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We can take a closer look at the final result,

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which shows that Leave secured its victory by a margin

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In total, 17.4 million people voted for the UK to leave the EU.

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That compares with the 16.1 million voters who backed Remain.

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More than 72% of eligible voters took part.

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In England, more than 15 million people voted for the UK

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In Scotland, every voting area came out in favour of Remain.

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62% of Scottish voters backed Remain, with 38%

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In Wales, Leave won over 52% of the vote

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votes in all but five of the 22 counting areas.

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In Northern Ireland, which shares a land border

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with the European Union, voters backed Remain,

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with 55% of voters choosing to remain in the EU,

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We will have all the reaction from Westminster, the City

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and from Europe, but first, our political correspondent

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Carole Walker reports on dramatic events so far.

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The people have voted for a new destiny for Britain.

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This means that the UK has voted to leave the European Union.

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A decision a few predicted at the start of this campaign.

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A decision which has forced the Prime Minister out of office.

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There was no hiding the emotion of David Cameron, with his

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wife Samantha, emerged in Downing Street.

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The British people have voted to leave the European Union

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He had fought and lost the battle to persuade

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the country to stay in the European Union.

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I fought this campaign in the only way I know how,

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which is to say directly and passionately what I think and feel,

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head, heart and soul. I held nothing back.

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But the British people have made a very clear decision to take a

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different path and as such I think the country requires fresh

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leadership to take it in this direction.

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I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady

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the ship over the coming weeks and months, but I do not

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think it would be right for me to try to be

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the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

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From the moment the results started coming in just after midnight,

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The total number of votes cast in favour of Leave was 82,000...

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By the end of the night, Leave had won a clean sweep across

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the North of England, the Midlands, the East and West of England.

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London was the only region of England to

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support remaining a member of the EU.

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The results in Flintshire reflected the outcome across Wales,

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But Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

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Sinn Fein said it intensifies the case for a vote

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on whether Northern Ireland should leave the United Kingdom.

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And Scotland, as expected, voted by a clear majority

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Scotland's First Minister said it was democratically

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to be taken out of EU against its will.

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Scotland does now face that prospect.

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It is a significant and material change in circumstances and

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it is therefore a statement of the obvious that the option of a second

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referendum must be on the table, and it is on the table.

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But at Westminster, jubilate Leave campaigners have been celebrating.

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Nigel Farage said he was thrilled that the country had decided to

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break free from what he called a failing,

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17 million people have said we must leave the European Union.

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We now need a Brexit government, a government that gets

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on with the job, a government that begins the renegotiation of our

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Boris Johnson struggled through the throng at his

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home, then paid tribute to the Prime Minister

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for his bravery in giving the British people per se.

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I believe we now have a glorious opportunity.

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We can pass our laws and set our taxes

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entirely according to the needs of the UK economy.

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We can control our own borders in a way

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that is not discriminatory, but fair and balanced,

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and take the wind out of the sails of the extremists and

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those who would play politics with immigration.

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But in the City, shares plunged and the pound fell

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dramatically despite all the attempts at reassurance from

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political leaders and the Bank of England, which promised to take

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whatever measures were necessary, to support the economy.

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And there are now questions over the future of the

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Labour leader, who has been blamed for a lacklustre campaign to remain

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in the EU, which failed to convince many Labour supporters.

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Clearly, there are some very difficult days ahead.

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The value of the pound has already fallen and there will,

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therefore, be job consequences as a result of this decision.

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The Prime Minister has resigned, can you give us a reaction?

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No reaction, but two senior Labour MPs have tabled a

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motion of no-confidence in Mr Corbyn's leadership.

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I think Jeremy Corbyn should resign as leader of the Labour Party.

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This was a test of leadership, the European referendum campaign.

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He started too late, he was very half-hearted in the

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leadership he gave to Labour under it.

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For Britain, for Europe, as the country embarks on a new and

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uncertain future outside the EU and under a different leader.

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Carole Walker, BBC News, Westminster.

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With me is our Chief Political Correspondent Vicki Young.

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The tone and content of that statement? It is an incredible

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moment, because when things change in Westminster, they often change

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very fast. He appears, on the verge of tears, saying he is going to step

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down. Interestingly, only yesterday, he was getting the backing of many

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of the Eurosceptic MPs, seeing he should be on regardless of the

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result. Clearly, he was very emotional. Other things to worry

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about, the potential break-up of the United Kingdom. Changes to agree

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that we treat, that we travel. This was all a big gamble for him and it

:25:38.:25:47.

did not pay off. Those are the other side of the campaign had their own

:25:48.:25:51.

statements. They were very soul, the likes of Boris Johnson. He would

:25:52.:26:05.

have thought they had lost. This was very different to the Ukip leader,

:26:06.:26:13.

who said he had champagne for breakfast. It must feel like Boris

:26:14.:26:20.

Johnson was regretting what had happened. I have just seen a

:26:21.:26:34.

conservative who accused him of making immigration a dirty word.

:26:35.:26:42.

They were trying to appeal to young people and liberals, but he is

:26:43.:26:50.

trying to say that he has a different vision for the country

:26:51.:27:01.

than the likes of Nigel Farage. The big question now is will Boris

:27:02.:27:05.

Johnson try to become the next Prime Minister?

:27:06.:27:07.

As the result became clear overnight, the pound

:27:08.:27:09.

suffered its biggest drop on record, at one point falling to levels

:27:10.:27:12.

The governor of the Bank of England Mark Carney has sought

:27:13.:27:15.

to reassure financial markets and said the Bank

:27:16.:27:17.

Our economics correspondent Andy Verity reports.

:27:18.:27:26.

Panic on the markets on a scale not seen since

:27:27.:27:28.

The fear that this could turn into another one drove the pound

:27:29.:27:34.

down 12% this morning, the biggest drop in half a century,

:27:35.:27:37.

and when it opened at 8am, the stock market crashed.

:27:38.:27:41.

The same man who warned Brexit could trigger a recession was now

:27:42.:27:44.

seeking to prevent one through reassurance,

:27:45.:27:47.

announcing he'd lend up to a quarter of a trillion pounds more to banks

:27:48.:27:50.

Her Majesty's Treasury and the Bank of England have engaged in extensive

:27:51.:27:58.

contingency planning and the Chancellor and I have

:27:59.:28:01.

remained in close contact, including through the night

:28:02.:28:03.

To be clear, the Bank of England will not hesitate to take additional

:28:04.:28:10.

measures as required as markets adjust and as the UK

:28:11.:28:13.

Mark Carney's intervention helped to stem the panic and both the pound

:28:14.:28:25.

and the shares market recovered nearly half their losses.

:28:26.:28:28.

He deviated from his doomsday message from just a couple of weeks

:28:29.:28:31.

ago to try and reassure the markets and also really to say

:28:32.:28:36.

that he will do whatever it takes to prop up the UK economy

:28:37.:28:39.

The markets love it when the central bank says we will do

:28:40.:28:43.

But in Europe, shares were hit even harder.

:28:44.:28:46.

Business people who count on the single market are worried.

:28:47.:28:50.

The business community is really disturbed and disappointed by this.

:28:51.:28:53.

We're going to have a period of volatility and instability

:28:54.:28:57.

and uncertainty, and we see already in the markets things

:28:58.:29:00.

that we were most concerned about, a drop in the value of sterling,

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in the stock market and not just in the UK, around the world.

:29:04.:29:07.

The immediate effect is on this, the value of the pound.

:29:08.:29:13.

If you're a tourist coming to this bureau de change in London,

:29:14.:29:23.

you'll get more pounds for your euros or your dollars.

:29:24.:29:25.

On the other hand, if you are going on holiday will get more euros

:29:26.:29:29.

-- you will get fewer euros or dollars for your pound.

:29:30.:29:33.

Exporters may be more competitive because people abroad can buy more

:29:34.:29:35.

of their goods for the same money, but imported prices,

:29:36.:29:38.

goods coming into the country, they'll get more expensive.

:29:39.:29:40.

Most economists warned Brexit would mean a weaker pound,

:29:41.:29:42.

higher prices and slower growth, but no one's saying "I told you so".

:29:43.:29:45.

They are praying their forecasts were wrong.

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I want to just tell you that the London Mayor palace just tweeted, to

:29:48.:30:09.

every European resident in London, you are very welcome. He said London

:30:10.:30:18.

will continue to be the successful city that it has been. The message

:30:19.:30:26.

they are, do not panic. But he pointed message the Internet every

:30:27.:30:28.

European resident. So, a busy and uncertain

:30:29.:30:29.

time on the markets. We can join our Business

:30:30.:30:32.

Correspondent Ben Thompson, who is monitoring the markets

:30:33.:30:34.

in the City. Potential plans already by some

:30:35.:30:57.

banks to move out of London. I will take you to the market boards. It

:30:58.:31:05.

has been a very volatile day. You will notice the losses on the

:31:06.:31:13.

continent are much worse. In Paris and Frankfurt, markets falling much

:31:14.:31:22.

more significantly. Within the next 15 minutes, we will find out the

:31:23.:31:27.

view of America. The stock market will just open. We are expecting the

:31:28.:31:35.

stock market to open down over the year. They will be digesting

:31:36.:31:44.

everything they have heard here. Speaking to people here, they are

:31:45.:31:50.

seeing a lot of investors are sitting on the sidelines at the

:31:51.:31:53.

moment, just trying to get some sense of what has happened and the

:31:54.:32:05.

implications for the future. You touched on that news coming through

:32:06.:32:10.

from Morgan Stanley that it is already putting in place plans to

:32:11.:32:20.

move to staff in the United Kingdom out of the country. They said their

:32:21.:32:24.

contingency plans for that are already in place. It says it will

:32:25.:32:37.

not wait for the divorce procedure to take its course. They see 2000

:32:38.:32:47.

staff will leave from the London-based, they will be

:32:48.:32:56.

established elsewhere in Europe. They said it would be a European

:32:57.:33:09.

union exit would deviate most significant situation since the end

:33:10.:33:18.

of World War II. They are mentioning contingency planning, which is

:33:19.:33:21.

happening many places, not least here. The European Parliament

:33:22.:33:29.

president said earlier today there will be consequences for the United

:33:30.:33:35.

Kingdom so that other countries are not encouraged to follow that

:33:36.:33:44.

dangerous path. For more on the imperfect on other member states, we

:33:45.:33:50.

can speak to our correspondent in Brussels. It is impossible to

:33:51.:33:56.

exaggerate the shock which has been held here. There is real concern

:33:57.:34:04.

about the wader European union. And then the other is the vast unknown

:34:05.:34:11.

of what lies ahead. The leaders have tried to motivate the language. This

:34:12.:34:20.

is not the team for hysterical reaction. The negotiation of

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Britain's exit, the terms and the team, that will be hugely

:34:29.:34:34.

complicated. The leaders from Germany, France and Italy will be

:34:35.:34:38.

here next week to try and make sense of what has happened.

:34:39.:34:49.

A new day breaking over the British coast. And with it, and you

:34:50.:35:03.

relationship with Europe. The German Chancellor has expressed great

:35:04.:35:09.

regret about the outcome. The consequences of this in the days and

:35:10.:35:14.

weeks to come the paint on the remaining member states. We should

:35:15.:35:20.

not be drawn into anything which could further divide Europe. In

:35:21.:35:27.

Paris, the president said the result was eager leave test for Europe.

:35:28.:35:34.

Europe cannot be like it was before. We need the European Union to

:35:35.:35:39.

reaffirm its values of freedom, tolerance and peace. The streets of

:35:40.:35:45.

Europe, ordinary citizens reacted with shock. It is a catastrophe. I

:35:46.:35:57.

thought you were Europeans. A Frenchman said he respected the

:35:58.:36:02.

decision but thought Britain would suffer. There has been turmoil on

:36:03.:36:10.

the financial markets. Huge falls in Europe and Asia. Around the world,

:36:11.:36:14.

leaders are still trying to take in what has happened. There will be a

:36:15.:36:23.

degree of uncertainty. But one world figure celebrated the decision.

:36:24.:36:30.

Donald Trump, visiting his golf resort in Scotland, praised the

:36:31.:36:37.

British people. I think it is a great decision. I think it will be a

:36:38.:36:42.

great thing. They are taking back the country. That is a great thing.

:36:43.:36:49.

In Brussels, finance ministers have been holding emergency talks. There

:36:50.:36:56.

are testing times ahead, not just ahead for Britain, but from the

:36:57.:37:00.

European Union itself. Tremendous uncertainty. A little more about

:37:01.:37:09.

what has been said. Britain is committed to leaving the European

:37:10.:37:18.

Union. He said, I wondered if this is a rational decision. The leaders

:37:19.:37:24.

here want to get on with negotiating this exit, because they do not want

:37:25.:37:37.

a huge delay. This counters with the team plane lido by David Cameron

:37:38.:37:40.

when he was talking in Downing Street. Even negotiating the time of

:37:41.:37:51.

the exit could be one of the many battles lying ahead.

:37:52.:37:54.

This result will have huge implications right across the UK.

:37:55.:37:57.

We can now get reaction from Scotland, Wales

:37:58.:38:00.

and Northern Ireland and find out what the consequences

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Gavin Esler is in Edinburgh, Sian Lloyd is in Cardiff

:38:03.:38:06.

Your sense of the reaction in the capital, and the reaction of the

:38:07.:38:23.

First Minister, with the possibility of a second independence referendum.

:38:24.:38:28.

She was fairly bald and very cautious at the same time. She was

:38:29.:38:33.

seen this was a game changer. Scotland are being taken out of the

:38:34.:38:37.

European Union against the will of the people. Therefore, it is highly

:38:38.:38:44.

likely there would be a second independence referendum. The more

:38:45.:38:54.

cautious side was talking with the Mayor of London, who has also

:38:55.:39:02.

expressed his wish to become the part of the European Union. I am not

:39:03.:39:09.

sure how that would work. If the people of Scotland to vote in

:39:10.:39:14.

another independence referendum, the First Minister says many former zero

:39:15.:39:22.

voters would no vote yes. I have certainly gauged that reaction. But

:39:23.:39:25.

what sort of European Union with VB voting to stay in? Some others are

:39:26.:39:36.

seeing letters have the referendum next year when we have local council

:39:37.:39:40.

elections. I do not see that possibly happening that quickly. The

:39:41.:39:45.

Scottish parliament will reconvene next Tuesday. There are few years

:39:46.:39:55.

here in Scotland who have European Union passports, who may be

:39:56.:39:58.

wondering about the future, the she is seeing that they are a fairly

:39:59.:40:04.

safe here. Other opinion in Scotland, we know the Scottish

:40:05.:40:08.

National party is dominant. What about the other party leaders up

:40:09.:40:15.

the? Really campaigning? Yes, they wear. Ruth Davidson, we saw her

:40:16.:40:23.

campaigning on the national stage, as well as here in Scotland. The

:40:24.:40:30.

leadership of her party is about to change. The Labour leader, I am

:40:31.:40:38.

hoping to speak to her this afternoon. She said there was a

:40:39.:40:45.

problem that Jeremy Corbyn is not the tape of leader who is firing up

:40:46.:40:54.

the gas roots of the Labour Party. She says that the party wanted to

:40:55.:40:59.

stay within the United Kingdom and within the European Union. All of

:41:00.:41:06.

the parties appeared to have the problems. We will talk later on. We

:41:07.:41:12.

will know go to Belfast. The broad response to what has happened. There

:41:13.:41:25.

is a question about all of those issues. The Democratic Unionist

:41:26.:41:35.

party leader and the First Minister have said they welcomed the result.

:41:36.:41:41.

But she says there is no need to panic. Others are asking about what

:41:42.:41:47.

this will mean with regard to the border. We'll be be bored chicks

:41:48.:41:54.

know? There is a big relationship in trade between United Kingdom and

:41:55.:42:00.

Ireland. The Arabic trading partners. All of these issues will

:42:01.:42:08.

no need to be addressed. They are no practical realities. We can know go

:42:09.:42:20.

to Cardiff. We saw the First Minister making that statement. What

:42:21.:42:26.

has been the broad response to the to that? I think it has been a bit

:42:27.:42:41.

of a shock for the Remain. I think a lot of people are rather critical of

:42:42.:42:48.

the Remain camp, thinking that the lefty campaigning too late. Many

:42:49.:42:52.

people feel they should have been campaigning rater after the

:42:53.:43:01.

elections. There are so many alias struggling. But so many of these

:43:02.:43:08.

areas get money from the European Union but they actually been

:43:09.:43:10.

thwarted to leave the European Union. Very interesting that way it

:43:11.:43:18.

happened. But the opinion polls recently where showing the strain.

:43:19.:43:28.

-- trained. The result may be should not come as much of a shock. It was

:43:29.:43:39.

focused. -- forecast. I think the First Minister will now meet with

:43:40.:43:47.

the Cabinet and perhaps look to try and get more money from London. If

:43:48.:43:50.

they are not getting the money from Europe, they will be looking to get

:43:51.:43:57.

it from Westminster. Thank you very much. Of course, the country voted

:43:58.:44:10.

to leave the European Union overall. More reaction, the United States

:44:11.:44:17.

president has reacted and said, we respect the decision, but the United

:44:18.:44:27.

Kingdom and the European Union will remain indispensable partners of the

:44:28.:44:30.

United States. He said we respect the decision, but the European Union

:44:31.:44:37.

and the United Kingdom remain indispensable partners of the United

:44:38.:44:38.

States. So, what does it feel like this

:44:39.:44:41.

morning, if you are a non-UK resident, to be waking up

:44:42.:44:44.

in a country that has One area that has seen a huge

:44:45.:44:46.

number of EU migrants Our correspondent

:44:47.:44:50.

Robert Hall is there. on the faces of Brexit voters, 71.4%

:44:51.:45:03.

of people in the Fenland region voted in favour of leaving the EU in

:45:04.:45:10.

part down to this issue of immigration. About a third of the

:45:11.:45:14.

population here, once a busy river port, are from Eastern Europe, they

:45:15.:45:19.

came here to work on the farms, and in local food processing plants. A

:45:20.:45:22.

lot of them now have their own businesses but it's led to divisions

:45:23.:45:26.

and dissatisfactions within the town and that has contributed to the

:45:27.:45:33.

Leave. I want to vote to a family from this region, not from Eastern

:45:34.:45:38.

Europe. You and your family over this issue of immigration in

:45:39.:45:42.

general, where part of this decision-making process and voted to

:45:43.:45:47.

leave. How big was it in your mind? Quite a big because several social

:45:48.:45:49.

issues need discussing around the country. We are just one of the

:45:50.:45:55.

towns where it's happening. How much our problem as the Division 1

:45:56.:46:00.

referred to been in recent years? The migrant population didn't arrive

:46:01.:46:05.

until a few years ago. Problems have arisen from integration with locals

:46:06.:46:08.

and migrant workers and hopefully things are going to get better. This

:46:09.:46:14.

was a divided family. You are a lever, your wife wavered and in the

:46:15.:46:18.

end, remained. And you too, you both voted Remain Sahota do feel this

:46:19.:46:24.

morning? Very discouraged by the fact we had left the EU and

:46:25.:46:28.

especially because the only thing I'd seen on social media and through

:46:29.:46:31.

my friends what everybody was voting in and I did not expect to be out at

:46:32.:46:37.

all. What are your concerns? The economy has already started to fall

:46:38.:46:41.

and it's going to continue. I'm not 100% sure but the pound is already

:46:42.:46:47.

the same as it was in 1985 so it's discouraging to know the economy is

:46:48.:46:50.

going downwards from here. You've just finished a degree in business,

:46:51.:46:58.

so have you got concerns? In the grand scheme of things, there were

:46:59.:47:02.

lots of economic reasons for staying and it's quite disappointing this

:47:03.:47:07.

morning, a lot of people our age voted to Remain so it's quite sad.

:47:08.:47:14.

What principles do think people voted on? Do think the campaign was

:47:15.:47:19.

conducted properly? I don't think it was conducted well. As loss of

:47:20.:47:24.

concentration on immigration, the imaginary 350 million we sent to the

:47:25.:47:28.

EU each week but immigration was a big factor. People are quite narrow

:47:29.:47:35.

minded about it. Thank you. In a word, we had worrying signs from the

:47:36.:47:38.

city and businesses, are you now concerned about the cross in the box

:47:39.:47:44.

you left? A lot of people will be concerned. We do have to see what

:47:45.:47:48.

the future holds and we do need to unite and make it a better world.

:47:49.:47:53.

Work together. Work perhaps harder at making it the place it should be.

:47:54.:47:59.

Thank you all very much. More from Wisbech a little later on but for

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now, back to you. Roberts, thank you very much.

:48:04.:48:07.

We are reporting from Westminster on the outcome of the EU referendum.

:48:08.:48:19.

You're watching a special EU referendum programme

:48:20.:48:21.

Now over to the BBC Newsroom for a summary of all the latest news

:48:22.:48:28.

After more than 40 years, the UK is to end its membership

:48:29.:48:32.

The decision has been decisive with the Leave campaign

:48:33.:48:35.

securing its victory by a margin of more than one million votes.

:48:36.:48:38.

The Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will step down

:48:39.:48:41.

and a new Prime Minister would be in place within months.

:48:42.:48:45.

In total, 17.4 million people voted for the UK to leave the EU.

:48:46.:48:50.

That compares with the 16.1 million voters who backed remain.

:48:51.:48:55.

Turnout was 72%, the highest level in a nationwide ballot

:48:56.:48:59.

As the UK woke up to the news it is to exit the European Union,

:49:00.:49:07.

Ukip's leader Nigel Farage led those in Westminster saying June 23rd

:49:08.:49:12.

should now be regarded as Britain's independence day.

:49:13.:49:18.

Those from the Remain camp described the result as a catastrophe.

:49:19.:49:24.

Supporters of Remain consoled each other as the campaign received lower

:49:25.:49:27.

than expected support across swathes of England including

:49:28.:49:29.

Speaking outside Downing Street, David Cameron said that he will

:49:30.:49:35.

resign as Prime Minister with a new leader appointed by October.

:49:36.:49:42.

I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this

:49:43.:49:50.

direction. I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the

:49:51.:49:53.

ship over the coming weeks and months. But I do not think it would

:49:54.:49:58.

be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to

:49:59.:50:04.

its next destination. This is not a decision I have taken lightly. But I

:50:05.:50:07.

do believe it's in the national interest to have a period of

:50:08.:50:11.

stability and then the new leadership required. There is no

:50:12.:50:16.

need for a precise timetable today. But, in my view, we should aim to

:50:17.:50:20.

have a new Prime Minister in place by the start of the Conservative

:50:21.:50:21.

Party conference in October. One of the politicians who led

:50:22.:50:23.

the campaign to Leave, the former Mayor of London,

:50:24.:50:26.

Boris Johnson paid tribute to David Cameron as "one of the most

:50:27.:50:28.

extraordinary politicians Mr Johnson also said that

:50:29.:50:30.

in the future Britain would benefit I believe we now have a glorious

:50:31.:50:43.

opportunity, we can pass our laws, and set our taxes entirely according

:50:44.:50:50.

to the needs of the UK economy. We can control our own borders in a way

:50:51.:50:54.

that is not discriminatory but fair and balanced and take the wind out

:50:55.:51:02.

of the sails of the extremists and those who would play politics with

:51:03.:51:03.

immigration. More than 62% of people in Scotland

:51:04.:51:04.

voted to stay in the EU. The First Minister of Scotland,

:51:05.:51:07.

Nicola Sturgeon, says that meant the option of a second

:51:08.:51:09.

referendum was on the table. When the article 50 process is

:51:10.:51:22.

triggered in three months' time, the UK will be on a two-year path to the

:51:23.:51:28.

EU exit door. If Parliament judges a second referendum is the best or

:51:29.:51:33.

only way to protect our place in Europe, it must have the option to

:51:34.:51:38.

hold one within the timescale. That means we must act now to protect

:51:39.:51:43.

that position. I can therefore confirmed today that in order to

:51:44.:51:47.

protect that position, we will begin to prepare the legislation that is

:51:48.:51:53.

required to enable a new independence referendum to take

:51:54.:51:55.

place if and when Parliament so decides.

:51:56.:51:57.

The political ramifications have extended to the

:51:58.:51:59.

Two of its MPs have submitted a motion of no

:52:00.:52:02.

Jeremy Corbyn is criticised for his handling of his handling

:52:03.:52:06.

of the referendum campaign by Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey.

:52:07.:52:10.

They've written to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Labour Party.

:52:11.:52:12.

Their motion has no formal force, but it calls for a discussion at

:52:13.:52:15.

If accepted, it would be followed by a secret ballot

:52:16.:52:21.

Jeremy Corbyn pulled out of a planned appearance at Glastonbury

:52:22.:52:30.

this weekend. Let's cross live now back

:52:31.:52:33.

to Huw Edwards, gauging Joanna, thank you very much and

:52:34.:52:45.

welcome back to Downing Street. We have a position, reporting today in

:52:46.:52:48.

Downing Street on the decision of the UK electorate to leave the

:52:49.:52:52.

European Union. We have a Prime Minister resigning and will leave

:52:53.:52:56.

office within five or six months, a position where the Labour leader is

:52:57.:53:01.

likely to be challenged, possibly next week, Scotland, the First

:53:02.:53:05.

Minister talking in terms of a potential referendum, second

:53:06.:53:08.

referendum on independence. There are other layers, of course,

:53:09.:53:14.

including the legal consequences of this decision. How will this vote

:53:15.:53:18.

change the legal relationship between the UK and the EU? Let's

:53:19.:53:20.

talk to someone who knows. Our legal correspondent

:53:21.:53:22.

Clive Coleman is with me. There are lots of points we could

:53:23.:53:29.

raise Taiwan to start with Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. -- I want

:53:30.:53:39.

to start. Is this the route for Britain? Yes, we signed up to an

:53:40.:53:41.

international treaty and that's the way we get out of it. If you look at

:53:42.:53:46.

Article 50, the problem is, it's pretty brief, it doesn't lay down

:53:47.:53:54.

any sort of route map, any timescale, save this, once the prime

:53:55.:53:57.

ministers notified the president of the European Council of the UK's

:53:58.:54:00.

intention to leave, a clock starts ticking for two years and that's the

:54:01.:54:05.

two-year window in which we have to agree an arrangement whereby we

:54:06.:54:10.

leave. Interestingly, though, although people think that will be a

:54:11.:54:13.

two-year period where we can do everything, a trade agreement, a

:54:14.:54:17.

movement of people agreement, that will be simply the divorce

:54:18.:54:21.

settlement, not impossible, we could include a trade agreement within

:54:22.:54:24.

that, but trade agreements are notoriously difficult and long in

:54:25.:54:28.

terms of their negotiation and can take a decade or more so that

:54:29.:54:33.

two-year window is the time we have two negotiate this basic divorce

:54:34.:54:38.

settlement. If we don't do it within two years, that's it, we are out and

:54:39.:54:42.

would have to negotiate with the EU just like a normal third-party

:54:43.:54:46.

member state that is not a member of the EU. That's basically the

:54:47.:54:51.

position, but within that, there's a huge amount of uncertainty as to

:54:52.:54:56.

actually how this is all done. That Article 50 has not been triggered

:54:57.:54:59.

yet. The Prime Minister said that today and there was clear relief in

:55:00.:55:03.

other quarters he had not done so. Does he have to do that by a certain

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time? Is he under pressure to do it from EU partners? It doesn't give

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you a timeline when you have to do it. There's lots of arguments for

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not doing about quickly. Russell is pretty much sat down over the

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summer. The more breathing space you have -- Brussels. The better deal

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could be done in due course. He does not have to trigger it. He says he

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will do it fairly rapidly, so there is an issue of moral promises made

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to do that, and I think if it goes on too long, people will get very

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touchy about it. Crucial point, all of EU legislation, which is applying

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to the UK today, what happens to all of that? That's the $64,000

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question. No one knows. In order to expunge EU law from UK law, you

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would need an exercise in Parliamentary scrutiny the like of

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which we have never ever seen. It would probably take one Parliament

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if not two or three. Our legal system has been growing up through

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the last 40 is alongside in conjunction with EU law, in biding,

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taken on board EU law which now runs through the veins of large areas of

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our law, employment law, for instance, environmental law, so to

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go through act by act, statutory instrument, scrutinise it, and

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appeal at all appended, would take forever. I've heard it said one of

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the ironies of this referendum could be that the only effective way to do

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that would be to give much more power to the executive to give

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ministers power to do that and that would be something of an irony in a

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referendum which, at its heart, was wanting greater democracy which

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result in a more executive power being given in shaping our law to

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Cabinet ministers. I don't subscribe to that by now that view was

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expressed. Fascinating. Thank you very much for that. Clive Coleman

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talking through the complexities and some of the timescales that could be

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involved in the process of untangling, not just one or two

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years but it could take several years.

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Heathrow airport claims it will now play an even more vital role

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in keeping the UK connected to the rest of the world.

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The airport's chief executive John Holland-Kaye is there.

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John, thank you. Your response first of all them, given your crucial

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position in terms of the UK economy, to the vote we had overnight? Well,

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I think at the time your think about what kind of country do we want to

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have, what economy will be have? We're concerned about the state of

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the financial markets and what it means for us all but I think this is

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the point of clarity when we realise what matters for the future. We want

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a stronger country, stronger economy for the next generation, we need to

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invest now to make sure the economy can be stronger and what Heathrow

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expansion will do is make sure we can trade with all the growing

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market in the world. We want to be confident as good-looking superpower

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and only Heathrow expansion will allow us to do that. We need to look

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not just to Europe for the future but the world, and that's why it's

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now critical we get on with it. We're concerned about the stability

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in the UK economy. What better way than to bring an ?18 billion

:58:24.:58:29.

privately funded investment in British infrastructure? That's a

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huge opportunity to create jobs and growth now which any politician

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should grab with both hands. What are your chances of that happening

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if Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister? I think we are in a new

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reality now where any political leader will want to provide economic

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stability today and investment in jobs and growth at Heathrow will do

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that, and set up the next generation for future success. We've got to be

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outward looking. We've got to be confident as one of the world's big

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trading nations and that's why we need the direct flights to all of

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the growing market in the world, Asia, North and South America. We

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know only Heathrow can do that. Every time we look at this, only

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Heathrow expansion will do that and that's wide, whether it's Boris

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Johnson or another Prime Minister Erdogan they will come to the same

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conclusion, get on and expand Heathrow. We were talking to Clive

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Coleman about the legal complexity of unpicking the legislation and

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different aspects of the relationship with the EU. What, in

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practical terms, could this mean for big airports and let's talk about

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Heathrow, the busy one, what in practical terms could that unpicking

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mean for you? In the short term of course, nothing changes. If you're

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travelling as a passenger, it exactly the same today as it was

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yesterday and will be the same in two years' time as it is today.

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People should not expect anything to change in duty free or immigration.

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In the longer term of course, we are concerned about the health of the

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economy. We will expect to see some changes at some point around

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immigration for example. Around duty-free and around employment. One

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thing is clear. We need more than ever to have a strong, healthy port

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right at the heart of the UK and that is what Heathrow does. Whatever

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arrangement may have with the EU, we need to have a plan for the long

:00:28.:00:33.

term future but the rest of the world. Thanks very much for joining

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us. The chief executive of Heathrow Airport making a very clear appeal

:00:41.:00:44.

to whoever succeeds David Cameron at ten Downing St for the Heathrow

:00:45.:00:49.

expansion option which of course has been a very, very controversial

:00:50.:00:53.

debate over the last few years. Boris Johnson has very strong views

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on it because he wanted an altogether different solution. Let's

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see about my change. -- let fear that might change. -- let's see if

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that might change. Political reaction is continuing

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to filter through this morning, both to Britain's historic decision

:01:09.:01:10.

to leave the EU and the Prime Let's go to College Green

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at Westminster and my Thank you. We're going to pick up on

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the conversation you are just having about Heathrow. We will talk a

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little bit more about the impact on business, the economy, the world of

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work. Alongside me, on a very busy Westminster, Frances O'Grady, the

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head of the TUC and John Longworth, formerly of the British Chambers of.

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A question to our guest about Heathrow, in essence, what changes

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from here on in? The TUC wants to see some urgent action on a national

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action plan to shore up the pound, secured economy, but crucially to

:01:59.:02:05.

protect people's jobs and livelihoods, we can't have working

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people paying the price again. We want the government to pull in

:02:08.:02:13.

politicians of all stripes, unions and business, to work together on

:02:14.:02:19.

how we get a deal to retain access to the EU market on which so many

:02:20.:02:24.

manufacturing exports and good jobs depend. We'll talk more about that.

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John Longworth, you wanted to leave, of course. Yes, I was chairman of

:02:30.:02:36.

the boat leave council. The one thing we can't do is return to the

:02:37.:02:41.

establishment business as usual -- Vote Leave. If we do, we'll

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negotiate back into the European social market or lose the benefits

:02:46.:02:52.

for that we need to get the real benefits of leaving. Those benefits

:02:53.:02:55.

are not to do with a single market but to do with the dividend of 1%

:02:56.:03:00.

potential growth from the contribution we make we no longer

:03:01.:03:04.

have to make from a reduction in regulatory costs from the removal of

:03:05.:03:09.

course of the big external barriers, the tariffs, the EU actually applied

:03:10.:03:13.

that makes food and clothing and footwear much more expensive for UK

:03:14.:03:18.

consumers. Those of sorts of things which will the economy. Without any

:03:19.:03:23.

trade deal of the EU, we will of course get a trade deal with the EU

:03:24.:03:27.

because we sell much more to them than they sell to us. Particular

:03:28.:03:34.

manufacturing, wraps I talk to, decisions on new starters,

:03:35.:03:38.

apprenticeships, investments, I think today is a day where actually

:03:39.:03:40.

we need unity -- wrap today everybody needs develop their

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sleeves and be very clear that this is not about politicians jobs but

:03:52.:03:54.

about working people's jobs and that has to be top of the agenda for

:03:55.:03:59.

everybody. But it's a long slow process. Can we all agree on that?

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Negotiating trade deals, agreements, none of this is going to happen

:04:05.:04:10.

quickly and that we always hear that business hates uncertainty? Isn't

:04:11.:04:18.

that an unsettling period? The greatest uncertainty would have been

:04:19.:04:21.

to remain in the European Union where we would have had none of the

:04:22.:04:24.

decision-making, had to foot the bill and had all the regulatory

:04:25.:04:29.

costs. Now we need to make sure we get the dividend the economy, the

:04:30.:04:33.

boost of the economy, from leaving and we can do some of that very

:04:34.:04:37.

quickly. Of course, we determine the pace at which we exit the European

:04:38.:04:41.

Union, we don't have to trigger article 54 that we could have

:04:42.:04:45.

pre-negotiations informally and then to Article 50 quite quickly. If we

:04:46.:04:49.

find when not getting the deal, we ought to simply leave and get on and

:04:50.:04:55.

make our own way. I think everybody wants to get a good deal and that's

:04:56.:05:00.

what we should focus on but I do worry about others talking about

:05:01.:05:05.

taking a bit of a punt on how quickly we would find other trade

:05:06.:05:09.

deals when its peoples livelihoods at stake. A lot of working have

:05:10.:05:14.

already been through one hell of a crisis in terms of financial crisis,

:05:15.:05:21.

2008. They feel angry and disaffected but they lost our jobs

:05:22.:05:24.

and pay packets, but also through the cuts, the local services, too.

:05:25.:05:28.

We got a generation of young people who didn't vote for this Brexit and

:05:29.:05:32.

I think we should be looking at a national programme to get demand

:05:33.:05:35.

into the economy, like building affordable homes, which young people

:05:36.:05:41.

in particular need, to make sure they have jobs and a decent life for

:05:42.:05:46.

them. We don't want to rerun the whole campaign but people watching

:05:47.:05:50.

will know in the run-up to the north at a particularly big businesses

:05:51.:05:55.

wanted the UK to remain and did not want the boat we have got. Those

:05:56.:06:00.

businesses that were so fervent about it, what are they doing now?

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-- vote we're huge number of business entrepreneurs signed up to

:06:09.:06:13.

the Leave Campaign. The multinationals fighting against us

:06:14.:06:17.

and the CBI, as well, of course, are now saying as I predicted, things

:06:18.:06:22.

will be OK and we can manage the change. Pity they did not say that

:06:23.:06:26.

during the campaign. The fact is it working people in the UK who suffer

:06:27.:06:30.

the most from the European Union rather than the multinationals, who

:06:31.:06:33.

benefited for the Labour Party should be ashamed of themselves for

:06:34.:06:36.

abandoning working-class people and they are now... You sat on the board

:06:37.:06:43.

of Asda and Tesco so you know the big business perspective too. I

:06:44.:06:48.

think what we need to concentrate on is building confidence. Shoring up

:06:49.:06:52.

the pound, and making sure we have decent jobs for people. This is

:06:53.:06:57.

serious stuff. I think we need to move on from the campaign and focus

:06:58.:07:01.

on working together to secure those decent jobs and protect them. OK, we

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will talk about this plenty in the coming weeks. Thank you both for

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now. Letter mind ourselves of exactly how the vote broke down.

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There were big regional variations. Christian Fraser has been looking

:07:18.:07:21.

through the variations. Let me show you in detail, the

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numbers and final result as we have across the four nations of the UK.

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We start with England. You can see the turnout is very high. 28 million

:07:35.:07:40.

people voting across England. This is the highest turnout, 73%, since

:07:41.:07:47.

1992, so nearly 25 years, parts of the country that don't normally get

:07:48.:07:51.

involved in the prodigal process coming out to vote Wood made a huge

:07:52.:07:59.

difference. You can see this made a huge difference -- political. These

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isolated bits of yellow, the metropolitan areas, Liverpool,

:08:05.:08:06.

Manchester, wealthier parts of Yorkshire, leaves, Harrogate, and up

:08:07.:08:12.

here isolated, Newcastle in the north-east, although not by as

:08:13.:08:17.

bigger margin is perhaps Remain were hoping for up there. London almost

:08:18.:08:22.

overall in London went for Remain but not so across the south-east.

:08:23.:08:28.

Big parts of Kent, also in blue. Let's look at the picture in

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Scotland. It's very different. All 32 voting areas going for Remain.

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The turnout, 2.8 million people in Scotland, slightly lower than the UK

:08:39.:08:41.

average, which could be because of the number of votes they've had in

:08:42.:08:48.

recent years. Four times in two years. Edinburgh, 74%, for Remain.

:08:49.:08:55.

That opens up this whole discussion about a second independence vote in

:08:56.:09:00.

Scotland. Similar discussion now going on in Northern Ireland, where,

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again, they voted for Remain. Hello turnout, 790,000, this is one

:09:08.:09:12.

interesting area. Foil. One of the top five Remain areas in the UK.

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North Antrim, not far away, one of the top Leave areas in the UK. Three

:09:19.:09:24.

out of four areas in Belfast going for Remain. Let me show you another

:09:25.:09:29.

picture again. In Wales, just five of the 22 voting areas in Wales

:09:30.:09:35.

going for Remain. Cardiff did, Swansea didn't, but other key Labour

:09:36.:09:39.

areas, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Caerphilly, all going towards Leave.

:09:40.:09:46.

Let me show you the top five areas which went for Leave in the country

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because top of the pile is very interesting, Boston in Lincolnshire.

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75%, according to the 2011 centres have the biggest percentage of

:09:57.:10:00.

Eastern European migrants in England and Wales. Top of the pile of the

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levers. South Holland, also in Lincolnshire. Castle Point in

:10:07.:10:10.

ethics, big support for Ukip, Great Yarmouth has a Ukip Mayor. Let's

:10:11.:10:17.

show you the top five Remain. Gibraltar, not surprising, almost

:10:18.:10:20.

universal support, and in the London boroughs of Lambeth and Hackney and

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then foil. This is interesting, I hate map, the areas in dark blue

:10:27.:10:37.

they went most for Leave -- we talked about Lincolnshire, Great

:10:38.:10:44.

Yarmouth down here. -- a heat map. In dark blue, similar map for

:10:45.:10:49.

Remain, the central belt of Scotland, the Western Isles, the

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Orkney Islands, in orange, and then down here, Cambridgeshire, London,

:10:56.:11:03.

and odds and bets down here. That gives you a picture of how the

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country was divided and we are also starting to see some information

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that maybe there was a generational split as well. We hope to season

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detail on that as the days go by. Certainly the younger people voting

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more for Remain. The details are on the website. Christian, thank you

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very much. Let's talk to someone who spent several years of number ten as

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director of two mutations for a Labour Prime Minister, Tony Blair.

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Alastair Campbell, thank you joining us. What for you, was the main

:11:43.:11:47.

driver of this result? Was it to do with economic hardship or levels of

:11:48.:11:53.

migration? I think they became connected. I think for me the

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biggest thing has been a sense in lots of different amenities that

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people feel the global financial crisis happened, the people who

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cause the gone away with it scot-free, and they have continued

:12:06.:12:08.

to pay a price through austerity policies. Part of a problem, when

:12:09.:12:12.

David Cameron and George Osborne were hammering this message about

:12:13.:12:16.

risk, I think they were right to do that. We've seen the consequences of

:12:17.:12:19.

this vote to the economy already but I think that for a lot of people

:12:20.:12:23.

they were thinking, what is this great economy you're talking about

:12:24.:12:26.

because I don't feel it? We are going to an error, not just in

:12:27.:12:30.

Britain but around democratic countries in the world, with a

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public are looking for reasons to kick politicians. That's why I was

:12:35.:12:37.

very worried about this referendum. I know it sounds anti-democratic to

:12:38.:12:41.

save I didn't think we should have had this but the reason is, it was

:12:42.:12:45.

announced three years ago as a tactic to deal with the rise of Ukip

:12:46.:12:48.

and the Tory rights but three years later, we're having it in very

:12:49.:12:53.

different circumstances where I was very worried when people said the

:12:54.:12:58.

turnout is really, really high and that will help Remain and I did not

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believe that. People politically in northern towns and cities were

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voting for the first time. They were coming out to vote against something

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and I think there is no one reason. We're talking about millions and

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millions of people making their own minds in their own way but I think

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it's about a sense of division and inequality and people feeling

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there's lots of people in this country, who do really really well

:13:23.:13:26.

and they keep on doing better and there's people just being left

:13:27.:13:33.

behind. Do you think some Labour MPs are being unfair when their cues

:13:34.:13:35.

Jeremy Corbyn and his team of not having pulled their weight in this

:13:36.:13:40.

campaign? -- when they accuse. People knew this was going to be a

:13:41.:13:45.

really tough fight. That was clear from the start. Everybody I think,

:13:46.:13:50.

who had the possibility of playing a role to help win it had to do that

:13:51.:13:55.

to the max. I don't really think you can say that was done. Latterly, the

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Labour Party is an organisation actually did an incredible job, in

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terms of getting out, particularly to the difficult areas, trying to

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find supporters who would come out and vote, but I think there was a

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confusion about the message and I think there was a difficulty in the

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factor David Cameron was pushing one message and Jeremy Corbyn pushing a

:14:18.:14:20.

different message on the same issues and Nicholas surge in something

:14:21.:14:25.

different. I just think that weakened the campaign -- Nicola

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Sturgeon. The Leave side, even though they were divided, they were

:14:31.:14:33.

actually come to an entry in terms of the messages. It interesting

:14:34.:14:38.

watching Nigel Farage today trying to do so in the ?350 million which

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is frankly always was for the birds, but his disown that, he can say it

:14:44.:14:47.

was nothing to do with him but it was effective for his campaign, and

:14:48.:14:51.

likewise, Michael Gove can say he shuddered Nigel Farage MarketWatch

:14:52.:14:54.

poster but it was effective for his campaign because they were marching

:14:55.:14:58.

to the same drum and now we have delivered the same consequences.

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Just a thought about the state of the Labour Party, which is so know

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well, do you think people like Margaret Hodge, right to be talking

:15:09.:15:09.

about a challenge Jeremy Corbyn? I am obsessed with winning elections

:15:10.:15:26.

for the Labour Party. We have lost the last two. With the Conservative

:15:27.:15:36.

Party is divided as I can ever remember it, probably since the

:15:37.:15:41.

final days of Margaret Thatcher in power, we have still been unable to

:15:42.:15:51.

get in front. We have just got to be honest. In this state and we are in,

:15:52.:15:58.

with the team we have got, to be looked like a party which could win

:15:59.:16:08.

the general election? Do we look like we are heading north we are? I

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think the answer is obvious. -- north we are. What is the situation

:16:17.:16:30.

with the leadership? Jeremy Corbyn is the leader is part of this

:16:31.:16:36.

anti-politics thing. He was very different to previous leaders. New

:16:37.:16:44.

members have come in and they are very fervent supporters of him. I do

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not know. I do not know if there is a challenge that he might not just

:16:51.:17:01.

win again. But part of this was for them to be honest about whether they

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could lead and be a good alternative Prime Minister. I cannot see I am

:17:06.:17:18.

any happier about the state of the Labour Party. What happened in

:17:19.:17:21.

Scotland should have been a big warning for us. The Scottish

:17:22.:17:28.

National party pretty much weight I was out. There are no areas in the

:17:29.:17:34.

North of England, traditional Labour heartlands, which have no Gordon. It

:17:35.:17:42.

is difficult. -- they have no Gordon. Who is best placed to take

:17:43.:17:55.

Labour on in the way you think would be advantageous? I do not know. As

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we have seen today, we live in a democracy. That is why he is the

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leader. Just as Americans are looking at Donald Trump, people are

:18:16.:18:24.

looking at our politicians and as King similar questions. There is a

:18:25.:18:35.

narrowing of the pool of people who are even willing to go into

:18:36.:18:42.

politics. I think there is a hell of a lot of talent in the Labour Party.

:18:43.:18:47.

We have still got some amazing people there. But I do not think

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there is anything wrong with being obsessed about winning. I have to

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worry about where be higher rate no. -- clear we are at the moment. . You

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are watching our continued coverage of the European Union referendum. 43

:19:23.:19:32.

years after the original decision for us to go into the European

:19:33.:19:37.

Union, the common market back it as it then. It is a momentous decision

:19:38.:19:46.

that United Kingdom population have taken.

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A moment of history as the UK votes to leave

:19:52.:19:53.

After more than four decades in the EU, over 17 million

:19:54.:19:57.

David Cameron says he is now no longer the right person

:19:58.:20:01.

I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship

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But I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain

:20:06.:20:11.

that steers our country to its next destination.

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There was jubilation in the Leave camp, but Boris Johnson warned

:20:13.:20:15.

that the vote would not lead to an immediate Brexit.

:20:16.:20:19.

Nothing will change over the short term, except that work will have

:20:20.:20:22.

to begin on how to give effect to the will of the people

:20:23.:20:26.

and to extracate this country from the supranational system.

:20:27.:20:34.

Dramatic falls for both the pound and the markets following the news,

:20:35.:20:38.

but the Bank of England says it is taking "all necessary steps"

:20:39.:20:41.

And the future of the UK is again on the table,

:20:42.:20:50.

as Scotland's First Minister says a second independence referendum

:20:51.:20:52.

is highly likely, after Scots voted overwhelmingly to remain.

:20:53.:20:56.

It is a significant and material change in circumstances and it is,

:20:57.:20:59.

therefore, a statement of the obvious that the option

:21:00.:21:01.

of a second referendum must be on the table.

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And here in Brussels, a major blow to the European project,

:21:14.:21:16.

as leaders from across the Continent absorb a democratic decision

:21:17.:21:19.

which could have major implications for the future of the EU.

:21:20.:21:24.

But they have a blunt message, you have decided to leave, so get on

:21:25.:21:28.

with it. After more than 40 years, Britain

:21:29.:21:40.

has voted to end its membership The vote was decisive.

:21:41.:21:45.

52% chose to leave the EU. Within hours, David Cameron

:21:46.:21:51.

announced he was standing He said he would stay in Number Ten

:21:52.:21:56.

for the next few months, but that the country

:21:57.:22:03.

required fresh leadership. Boris Johnson, who campaigned

:22:04.:22:06.

for a Leave vote, said the UK now had a "glorious opportunity"

:22:07.:22:10.

to pass its own laws, set its own taxes and find its voice

:22:11.:22:14.

in the world again. We can take a closer look

:22:15.:22:21.

at the final result, which shows that Leave

:22:22.:22:23.

secured its victory by a margin In total, 17.4 million people voted

:22:24.:22:25.

for the UK to leave the EU. That compares with the 16.1 million

:22:26.:22:32.

voters who backed Remain. More than 72% of eligible

:22:33.:22:35.

voters took part. In England, more than 15 million

:22:36.:22:41.

people voted for the UK In Scotland, every voting area came

:22:42.:22:44.

out in favour of Remain. 62% of Scottish voters

:22:45.:22:53.

backed Remain, with 38% In Wales,

:22:54.:22:55.

Leave won over 52% of the vote and secured the most

:22:56.:23:03.

votes in all but five In Northern Ireland,

:23:04.:23:05.

which shares a land border with the European Union,

:23:06.:23:12.

voters backed Remain, with 55% of voters choosing

:23:13.:23:16.

to remain in the EU, with 45% voting to leave it.

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Those are the big numbers. We will have all the reaction

:23:23.:23:26.

from Westminster, the City and from Europe, but first,

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our political correspondent Carole Walker reports

:23:30.:23:31.

on dramatic events so far. The people have voted

:23:32.:23:39.

for a new destiny for Britain. This means that the UK has voted

:23:40.:23:42.

to leave the European Union. A decision few predicted

:23:43.:23:53.

at the start of this campaign. A decision which has forced

:23:54.:23:56.

the Prime Minister out of office. There was no hiding the emotion

:23:57.:23:59.

of David Cameron, with his wife Samantha, emerged

:24:00.:24:01.

in Downing Street. The British people have voted

:24:02.:24:03.

to leave the European Union He had fought and lost

:24:04.:24:05.

the battle to persuade the country to stay

:24:06.:24:09.

in the European Union. I fought this campaign

:24:10.:24:13.

in the only way I know how, which is to say directly and

:24:14.:24:18.

passionately what I think and feel, head, heart and soul.

:24:19.:24:23.

I held nothing back. But the British people have made

:24:24.:24:27.

a very clear decision to take a different path and as such I think

:24:28.:24:31.

the country requires fresh leadership to take it

:24:32.:24:34.

in this direction. I will do everything I

:24:35.:24:39.

can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and

:24:40.:24:42.

months, but I do not think it would be right

:24:43.:24:46.

for me to try to be the captain that steers our country

:24:47.:24:48.

to its next destination. From the moment the results started

:24:49.:24:53.

coming in just after midnight, The total number of votes cast

:24:54.:24:56.

in favour of Leave was 82,000... By the end of the night,

:24:57.:25:03.

Leave had won a clean sweep across the North of England, the Midlands,

:25:04.:25:09.

the East and West of England. London was the only

:25:10.:25:13.

region of England to support remaining

:25:14.:25:15.

a member of the EU. The results in Flintshire reflected

:25:16.:25:21.

the outcome across Wales, But Northern Ireland voted

:25:22.:25:24.

to remain in the EU. Sinn Fein said it intensifies

:25:25.:25:32.

the case for a vote on whether Northern Ireland should

:25:33.:25:34.

leave the United Kingdom. And Scotland, as expected,

:25:35.:25:37.

voted by a clear majority Scotland's First Minister said

:25:38.:25:40.

it was democratically to be taken out of EU

:25:41.:25:44.

against its will. Scotland does now

:25:45.:25:50.

face that prospect. It is a significant and material

:25:51.:25:53.

change in circumstances and it is therefore a statement of the

:25:54.:25:56.

obvious that the option of a second referendum must be on the table,

:25:57.:26:01.

and it is on the table. But at Westminster, jubilate Leave

:26:02.:26:06.

campaigners have been celebrating. Nigel Farage said he was thrilled

:26:07.:26:15.

that the country had decided to break free from what

:26:16.:26:18.

he called a failing, 17 million people have said we must

:26:19.:26:19.

leave the European Union. We now need a Brexit government,

:26:20.:26:27.

a government that gets on with the job, a government that

:26:28.:26:30.

begins the renegotiation of our Boris Johnson struggled

:26:31.:26:33.

through the throng at his home, then paid tribute

:26:34.:26:38.

to the Prime Minister for his bravery in giving

:26:39.:26:43.

the British people per se. I believe we now have a glorious

:26:44.:26:47.

opportunity. We can pass our laws

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and set our taxes entirely according to the

:26:50.:26:51.

needs of the UK economy. We can control our

:26:52.:26:54.

own borders in a way that is not discriminatory,

:26:55.:26:56.

but fair and balanced, and take the wind out of the sails

:26:57.:26:58.

of the extremists and those who would play

:26:59.:27:01.

politics with immigration. But in the City, shares plunged

:27:02.:27:11.

and the pound fell dramatically, despite all

:27:12.:27:17.

the attempts at reassurance from political leaders and the Bank

:27:18.:27:19.

of England, which promised to take whatever measures were necessary,

:27:20.:27:21.

to support the economy. And there are now questions over

:27:22.:27:23.

the future of the Labour leader, who has been blamed

:27:24.:27:26.

for a lacklustre campaign to remain in the EU, which failed to convince

:27:27.:27:30.

many Labour supporters. Clearly, there are some very

:27:31.:27:38.

difficult days ahead. The value of the pound has already

:27:39.:27:40.

fallen and there will, therefore, be job consequences

:27:41.:27:43.

as a result of this decision. The Prime Minister has resigned,

:27:44.:27:45.

can you give us a reaction? No reaction, but two senior

:27:46.:27:48.

Labour MPs have tabled a motion of no-confidence

:27:49.:27:50.

in Mr Corbyn's leadership. I think Jeremy Corbyn should resign

:27:51.:27:54.

as leader of the Labour Party. This was a test of leadership,

:27:55.:27:58.

the European referendum campaign. He started too late,

:27:59.:28:03.

he was very half-hearted in the leadership he gave

:28:04.:28:05.

to Labour under it. For Britain, for Europe,

:28:06.:28:10.

as the country embarks on a new and uncertain future outside the EU

:28:11.:28:19.

and under a different leader. Carole Walker, BBC News,

:28:20.:28:22.

Westminster. We can talk about the strategy of

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which will be in place over the next few months. But some fairly raw

:28:40.:28:49.

politics happening. Not just with the Conservatives. With the Labour

:28:50.:28:57.

Party, as well. We are joined by Caroline. What was your sense of the

:28:58.:29:08.

campaign which led to that result. Poor became clear is that there were

:29:09.:29:15.

not enough facts that the Remain campaign could produce on the

:29:16.:29:18.

economy and security, which they could not answer. Oh with the major

:29:19.:29:25.

cities, there are major concerns about immigration. It was a worry I

:29:26.:29:36.

have heard for some time, that many of those I represent a sense that

:29:37.:29:45.

small-town Britain is being left behind, that the establishment are

:29:46.:29:49.

not speaking the language or listening to them. That is what one

:29:50.:29:57.

at the end of the day and that is with great regret. A decisive

:29:58.:30:02.

decision has been made. We have to accept that and do as much as we can

:30:03.:30:09.

to protect living standards and jobs in the future, but there will be

:30:10.:30:16.

difficult decisions ahead. There are bumps and rocky roads which are

:30:17.:30:22.

already affecting our economy. Campaigning in those areas we are

:30:23.:30:32.

the hat traditionally been strong. A few weeks before the campaign,

:30:33.:30:36.

Labour should have been expecting something like 75% for the voting

:30:37.:30:45.

base to vote Remain, but we have come out of this with the news that

:30:46.:30:51.

perhaps only about one half of the Labour vote actually voted for

:30:52.:30:58.

Remain. It suggests that the Labour Party has failed to understand the

:30:59.:31:06.

concerns of the people. The field to address immigration. I also think

:31:07.:31:11.

Jeremy Corbyn is to take some responsibility. He sent out rather

:31:12.:31:16.

mixed messages about the European Union. It was not as positive as I

:31:17.:31:25.

would have liked. His refusal to engage in the questions about

:31:26.:31:29.

immigration, that did not help and was why we ended up feeling so badly

:31:30.:31:36.

last night. We have does that leave his position as leader? A couple of

:31:37.:31:40.

members of Parliament have already said that there should be a

:31:41.:31:49.

challenge to his leadership. I can understand why colleagues are

:31:50.:31:53.

worried. What is happening next will be not only the ramifications of

:31:54.:32:02.

this, but a new Conservative leader and perhaps a general election

:32:03.:32:09.

coming up soon. Are we ready? Could we seriously bridge the gap between

:32:10.:32:20.

those who Remain voted, those who feel the party is great under Jeremy

:32:21.:32:23.

Corbyn and those who have drifted away. My worry is that we cannot

:32:24.:32:30.

bridge that gap. We need to fill the gap in the Labour heartlands. It is

:32:31.:32:38.

about recognising fear of failure. It is about stepping up and

:32:39.:32:45.

explaining that, acknowledging what we have done wrong and moving on. We

:32:46.:32:50.

need to have that discussion on Monday. This will be based on the

:32:51.:32:58.

leadership of Jeremy Corbyn so far, the prospect of getting the sort of

:32:59.:33:06.

genes you think is needed? Some supporters are getting rather angry

:33:07.:33:09.

that I am even talking to you about this at all. They are being very

:33:10.:33:14.

critical on social media. What are the prospects of the sort of change

:33:15.:33:20.

you would like to see? The Labour Party, we exist to win elections to

:33:21.:33:27.

do great things in our communities around the country. We need to

:33:28.:33:34.

bridge the gap between the Metropolitan Labour Party members

:33:35.:33:37.

and those in the communities that are more working-class, weight, but

:33:38.:33:47.

maybe people who have more of the labour attitude, rather than a

:33:48.:33:53.

socialist attitude. When we bridge the gap, we win elections. I know

:33:54.:33:59.

people do not like I was talking about it. But if we cannot talk

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about it, in this big test will recover gone wrong, when do we

:34:07.:34:11.

actually have that conversation? I do not want others to find that we

:34:12.:34:16.

draw into another election whether it is in six months or four years'

:34:17.:34:21.

time, not realising what the problem is and how we bridge the gap. I

:34:22.:34:26.

think it is about straightforward, honest politics. That is a bit weird

:34:27.:34:32.

we need to go. I would talk those many Labour voters who did not

:34:33.:34:38.

Remain vote last night, if they do not feel Labour are getting out the

:34:39.:34:48.

and acknowledging the feelings, that is part of the problem. We need to

:34:49.:34:52.

get that part of the relationship rate. I am for the Labour Party and

:34:53.:35:04.

not for any individuals. I have this either Jeremy Corbyn was great when

:35:05.:35:09.

he came to my constituency. But at the moment, his leadership does not

:35:10.:35:13.

seem to be reaching out to the labour heartlands. These are the

:35:14.:35:20.

places we need to rely on to win a general election. In effect, you are

:35:21.:35:32.

seeing you need another leader? We had similar problems under the last

:35:33.:35:39.

leadership. I want the Labour leader to step up and realise that we are

:35:40.:35:46.

not connecting. If he has got something to say about how we will

:35:47.:35:51.

put this rate, I am very prepared to listen. Thank you for joining us. We

:35:52.:36:03.

will get a reaction from our political correspondent. E update on

:36:04.:36:15.

the financial markets first. We will take you straight to the board. It

:36:16.:36:20.

is the first hour of trading in New York. You can see the index the is

:36:21.:36:39.

down by 2%. We are already getting indications about what businesses

:36:40.:36:43.

and organisations here are contemplating next. We here in

:36:44.:36:54.

earlier about Morgan Stanley and the plan to relocate 2000 staff in the

:36:55.:37:04.

event of the Leave vote. The EC they will proceed as soon as possible

:37:05.:37:10.

with that. They are not going to wait for the United Kingdom to

:37:11.:37:23.

formally leave the European Union. We are looking at the volatility of

:37:24.:37:28.

the market. What does it mean for the United Kingdom 's place in the

:37:29.:37:33.

financial world? What are the implications? This is where the

:37:34.:37:41.

negotiations in the next trade agreement will become so important.

:37:42.:37:51.

We have an arrangement at the moment we're Rican passport goods into

:37:52.:37:56.

Europe. In two years' time, that will come to an end and we need to

:37:57.:38:04.

replace it with something else. If there are any major differences and

:38:05.:38:07.

that, it could have an impact on jobs here. Many people could just be

:38:08.:38:15.

looking at these numbers thinking, this does not affect me. When you

:38:16.:38:21.

painted in these terms, it really affect people. Absolutely. All these

:38:22.:38:31.

investments are tying up the likes of peoples and pensions. It may mean

:38:32.:38:40.

people will either to save more or have less of a pension. The

:38:41.:38:45.

volatility will play out at some point. Hopefully, we are hoping that

:38:46.:38:58.

the market will have recovered soon. The London market, also just owned

:38:59.:39:09.

by over 2.5%. -- down. We will see how things play out. There is a

:39:10.:39:13.

feeling that many investors are sitting on the sidelines, waiting to

:39:14.:39:16.

see really what happens before deciding. Our chief political

:39:17.:39:27.

correspondent is with me. This has been a momentous day, with the Prime

:39:28.:39:32.

Minister announcing his resignation. There is a lot of tension in the

:39:33.:39:36.

Labour Party as well. We have just heard that expression of grave

:39:37.:39:45.

doubts about the possibility of Jeremy Corbyn winning an election.

:39:46.:39:50.

How significant was that? Very significant. The departure of David

:39:51.:39:56.

Cameron and the promotion of a new Conservative to Prime Minister, here

:39:57.:40:01.

is an opportunity for the Labour Party. But in many of the heartland

:40:02.:40:09.

alias for them, they have had problems, with the likes of Ukip

:40:10.:40:17.

taking a large percentage of the vote. We have heard that there was a

:40:18.:40:27.

Shadow Cabinet meeting today, with the Labour Party looking at weird

:40:28.:40:35.

legal form. We know have this motion of no-confidence. It could lead to a

:40:36.:40:42.

secret ballot on Tuesday. Then we will see if there was any people

:40:43.:40:46.

willing to come forward unchallenged. They feel this was a

:40:47.:40:51.

challenge -- a chance for him to show his leadership qualities and

:40:52.:40:55.

the believe that the field to do that. The Conservative leadership

:40:56.:41:02.

campaign will shape up shortly as well. They say they want to be

:41:03.:41:13.

decided before they meet for the annual party conference. Things will

:41:14.:41:19.

begin to start fairly quickly the. But this has been a huge exercise.

:41:20.:41:28.

People have voted in the millions. This has huge implications. But no

:41:29.:41:36.

the new leader will be chosen firstly by the Conservative MPs, who

:41:37.:41:40.

will nominate two selections and then the Conservative Party

:41:41.:41:50.

membership will choose the leader. But clearly, Boris Johnson, he was

:41:51.:41:59.

very solemn today when he was talking, clearly wanting to appeal

:42:00.:42:08.

to all areas of the electorate. Coverage of the referendum will

:42:09.:42:09.

continue on the BBC News Channel. And at seven o'clock tonight, the is

:42:10.:42:31.

a special programme tonight. It is a day of momentous events. We leave

:42:32.:42:35.

you with a reminder of what has happened. At 20 minutes to five, we

:42:36.:42:48.

can now see that the decision taken in 1975 to join the Common market

:42:49.:42:53.

has been reversed by this referendum. We have decided to leave

:42:54.:43:03.

the European union. It is a victory for ordinary decent people. It is

:43:04.:43:11.

against big politics. I hope everyone is encouraged, in the face

:43:12.:43:18.

of everything they were told, the timed out and did the right thing.

:43:19.:43:24.

There will be an adjustment following this result. We will not

:43:25.:43:30.

hesitate to take any additional measures which are required. I will

:43:31.:43:39.

do everything I can to steady the ship over the coming weeks and

:43:40.:43:43.

months, but I do not think it would be great for me to be the captain

:43:44.:43:49.

that Steelers this country to its next destination. I am proud of

:43:50.:43:55.

Scotland and how we voted yesterday. We are a modern, outgoing and

:43:56.:44:00.

inclusive country. We said clearly that we did not want to leave the

:44:01.:44:05.

European Union. I believe the British people have spoken up. They

:44:06.:44:13.

have spoken up in Britain and across Europe. I am very proud of the

:44:14.:44:15.

result. You're watching a special EU

:44:16.:44:40.

referendum programme Now over to the BBC Newsroom

:44:41.:44:45.

for a summary of all the latest news After more than 40 years,

:44:46.:44:49.

the UK is to end its membership The decision has been decisive

:44:50.:44:54.

with the Leave campaign securing its victory by a margin

:44:55.:44:58.

of more than one million votes. The Prime Minister David Cameron has

:44:59.:45:02.

said he will step down and a new Prime Minister would be

:45:03.:45:04.

in place within months. In total, 17.4 million people voted

:45:05.:45:09.

for the UK to leave the EU. That compares with the 16.1 million

:45:10.:45:14.

voters who backed remain. Turnout was 72%, the highest level

:45:15.:45:18.

in a nationwide ballot As the UK woke up to the news

:45:19.:45:20.

it is to exit the European Union, Ukip's leader Nigel Farage led those

:45:21.:45:30.

in Westminster saying June 23rd should now be regarded

:45:31.:45:35.

as Britain's independence day. Those from the Remain camp described

:45:36.:45:41.

the result as a catastrophe. Supporters of Remain consoled each

:45:42.:45:45.

other as the campaign received lower than expected support across swathes

:45:46.:45:49.

of England including Speaking outside Downing Street,

:45:50.:45:51.

David Cameron said that he will resign as Prime Minister with

:45:52.:45:57.

a new leader appointed by October. I think the country requires

:45:58.:46:03.

fresh leadership to take I will do everything I can

:46:04.:46:05.

as Prime Minister to steady the ship But I do not think it would be right

:46:06.:46:12.

for me to try to be the captain that steers our country

:46:13.:46:20.

to its next destination. This is not a decision

:46:21.:46:23.

I have taken lightly. But I do believe it's

:46:24.:46:26.

in the national interest to have a period of stability and then

:46:27.:46:32.

the new leadership required. There is no need for

:46:33.:46:35.

a precise timetable today. But, in my view, we should aim

:46:36.:46:37.

to have a new Prime Minister in place by the start

:46:38.:46:40.

of the Conservative Party One of the politicians who led

:46:41.:46:42.

the campaign to Leave, the former Mayor of London,

:46:43.:46:47.

Boris Johnson paid tribute to David Cameron as "one of the most

:46:48.:46:50.

extraordinary politicians Mr Johnson also said that

:46:51.:46:52.

in the future Britain would benefit I believe we now have a glorious

:46:53.:46:57.

opportunity, we can pass our laws, and set our taxes entirely according

:46:58.:47:05.

to the needs of the UK economy. We can control our own borders

:47:06.:47:11.

in a way that is not discriminatory but fair and balanced and take

:47:12.:47:15.

the wind out of the sails of the extremists and those

:47:16.:47:20.

who would play politics More than 62% of people in Scotland

:47:21.:47:22.

voted to stay in the EU. The First Minister of Scotland,

:47:23.:47:31.

Nicola Sturgeon, says that meant the option of a second

:47:32.:47:33.

referendum was on the table. When the Article 50 process

:47:34.:47:39.

is triggered in three months' time, the UK will be on a two-year path

:47:40.:47:44.

to the EU exit door. If Parliament judges a second

:47:45.:47:49.

referendum is the best or only way to protect our place in Europe,

:47:50.:47:53.

it must have the option to hold one That means we must act now

:47:54.:47:56.

to protect that position. I can therefore confirm today that

:47:57.:48:08.

in order to protect that position, we will begin to prepare

:48:09.:48:10.

the legislation that is required to enable a new independence

:48:11.:48:13.

referendum to take place The political ramifications

:48:14.:48:15.

have extended to the Two of its MPs have

:48:16.:48:21.

submitted a motion of no Jeremy Corbyn is criticised

:48:22.:48:25.

for his handling of his handling of the referendum campaign

:48:26.:48:29.

by Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey. They've written to the Chairman

:48:30.:48:33.

of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Their motion has no formal force,

:48:34.:48:37.

but it calls for a discussion at If accepted, it would be

:48:38.:48:40.

followed by a secret ballot It comes as Jeremy Corbyn pulled out

:48:41.:48:46.

of a planned appearance Let's go back to few in Westminster

:48:47.:49:10.

for the latest developments. Joanna, thanks very much and we will see

:49:11.:49:14.

later on. Lots for us to discuss over the next hour or so. Not least

:49:15.:49:20.

the fact of course the size of this decision, the scale of the extent of

:49:21.:49:23.

the decision is still something people are trying to take on board

:49:24.:49:27.

and grapple with the various elements of it. But that grappling

:49:28.:49:31.

is not just limited to the UK and there's lots of grappling going on,

:49:32.:49:34.

too, in the rest of the European Union. In Brussels notably whether

:49:35.:49:39.

European Commission is based, where they are trying to think through the

:49:40.:49:43.

next stages of what could be a lengthy and turbulence process where

:49:44.:49:48.

the UK tries to untangle itself in so many ways from its 40-year-old

:49:49.:49:52.

relationship with the European Union. Let's join Matthew in

:49:53.:50:00.

Brussels. You're absolutely right, those are the issues that grappling

:50:01.:50:04.

with here. They are shell-shocked in Brussels. It's been described as a

:50:05.:50:09.

catastrophe, unthinkable that the unthinkable has happened so let's

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get reaction from two MEPs who are here. Rebecca, German MEP and Laura,

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an Italian MEP. To both of you, your thoughts on this momentous day? For

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me, it's a very sad day. I think it's a wrong decision but I can't

:50:34.:50:38.

change it. I have to accept it. And for the European Union, for the rest

:50:39.:50:44.

of the 27 member states, we might have to learn some lessons from

:50:45.:50:49.

this. I will come back to that in a moment but your snapshot thought?

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Absolutely, we have two important results from this referendum. The

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first is, for the first time, the possibility to show their position

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about the EU, and second, we absolutely have to change. This kind

:51:07.:51:10.

of Europe has to change because without any change, its destiny is

:51:11.:51:18.

to die very quickly. It's not just Britain but a fundamental disconnect

:51:19.:51:23.

between ordinary people and the bureaucrats in the buildings behind

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you. Exactly, a lot of citizens coming from many member states who

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absolutely don't appreciate the European policies. A lot of citizens

:51:32.:51:36.

are not happy with this Europe, where there is no union, and

:51:37.:51:42.

Jean-Claude Juncker already said we need more union, we need to be

:51:43.:51:46.

closer to citizens and protect them. We need to change very quickly. In

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terms of what happens now, there are two schools of thought in these

:51:54.:51:58.

corridors in these buildings because one school of thought that once

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basically negotiations to get going straightaway, others who are saying,

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hang on, we don't need to do anything hastily. I was surprised

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that mainly people like Boris Johnson in the UK now want to have a

:52:12.:52:20.

slow motion process for the Leave. I was very surprised, and may be like

:52:21.:52:25.

Nigel Farage rediscovers they promised a lot of money and they

:52:26.:52:31.

don't know where to take it from, always in the media, we all learn

:52:32.:52:35.

together that in the campaign, it's all talk. You sound angry. I'm not

:52:36.:52:47.

only angry against these populist anti-European moods, I'm also

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disappointed on myself and people like me who obviously, in the UK,

:52:52.:52:57.

could not frame the campaign for the European Union and theirs is a task

:52:58.:53:05.

I see ahead because I think the European Union is a great

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achievement. I agree we need change but it is the best achievement on

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this continent ever. Before we came on you were telling me you thought

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David Cameron had a moral obligation to come here and start those

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negotiations now. Explain why you think a moral obligation to do that.

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I think now, on both sides, we must make sure that we have a proper

:53:32.:53:35.

process. The EU is not really in favour of a a kind of punishment

:53:36.:53:44.

process against the British zones, but I want a proper process and it

:53:45.:53:51.

should start now and not be a burden for the whole of the EU -- British

:53:52.:53:56.

citizens. Mr Cameron is today one of the victims of the vote. But he is

:53:57.:54:03.

the victim of the ghosts he has called, he got a lot of support by

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the European leaders before he opened the campaign, and now he has

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also to show a bit of respect to the European leaders. Laura, briefly and

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finally, immigration played a central role in this campaign. In

:54:17.:54:24.

terms of the negotiations ahead, can the EU accept any sort of

:54:25.:54:27.

restrictions on the freedom of movement? The UK had already, before

:54:28.:54:35.

this referendum, had a special position because they shared

:54:36.:54:47.

immigration policies, opt in or opt out. With the agreement, between

:54:48.:54:53.

Cameron and European Union, there were also benefits for European

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migrants. I don't know if the UK can get more than this kind of

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agreement. Jean-Claude Juncker set out it out and all that we can

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get... Laura, thank you very much. Of course, those are the issues.

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There's so much to actually no one knows who can do the timeline. Those

:55:32.:55:37.

are the issues. 20 more reaction coming up in a little while. Back to

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you. Thank you. The question here is how will the result change the rest

:55:41.:55:44.

of the legal relationship? Clive Coleman has been looking at this in

:55:45.:55:48.

great detail. We discussed earlier this business about Article 50, the

:55:49.:55:54.

kind of main method of getting out, according to the Lisbon Treaty but

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there is another view which is it a go back to 1972, and the legislation

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passed by Edward Heath, if you get read about, everything else falls

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into place. Some people subscribed to that. One reason why that is

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valid, Parliament is sovereign. There was a lot of talk in a

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referendum about how Parliamentary sovereignty had been eroded. We

:56:17.:56:23.

conceded some sovereignty in 1972 but retained Parliamentary

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sovereignty because Parliament has the right to create any law and can

:56:26.:56:29.

repeal any law so it could repeal the 1972 act. The problem with that

:56:30.:56:34.

as that would be to rip up our obligations under the Lisbon Treaty.

:56:35.:56:39.

It would be adding insult to injury to say to the EU, we are leaving and

:56:40.:56:43.

by the way, we're going to ignore the mechanism we signed up to which

:56:44.:56:47.

sets out a way in which we can leave the EU. Although that is possible, I

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think it's unlikely. There was a question sent to me on social media

:56:54.:56:59.

saying, after your last chat, Clive was saying, you have a two-year

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window and this Article 50 to sort out a basic framework for leaving,

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it is he saying that it could then take many years to sort out lots of

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other details? Actually, is it two years, ten years? What I'm saying is

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the clock starts ticking when the Prime Minister gives notification

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that the EU, the UK is intending to leave the EU and any other two-year

:57:27.:57:30.

window to do the basic divorce deal. If, within that time, you can do the

:57:31.:57:34.

trade deal, the movement of people deal, everyone would be delighted

:57:35.:57:38.

but let's bear in mind trade deals in the past have taken decades to

:57:39.:57:43.

complete so the idea that will be done within the two-year window I

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suspect is very, very optimistic indeed. I think that the chances of

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that are very slim. I would love to be wrong about that because I think

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it's another body 's interest is all about is rolled into one package,

:57:57.:58:00.

and sorted out at the same time that the chances are relatively slim, I

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think. A final point. To what extent will depend not just on the keenness

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here to get a deal but on goodwill as well, given these circumstances,

:58:11.:58:17.

from the other member states? It could take the view that it really

:58:18.:58:22.

wants to make an example of the UK to ensure that there is not another

:58:23.:58:27.

referendum in another member state to keep the EU together and do a

:58:28.:58:32.

very tough deal. On the other hand, could take the view the world is in

:58:33.:58:36.

a mess, the EU is in a bit of a mess, and let Binder the UK is

:58:37.:58:40.

closely to the EU as we can bearing in mind it's left. That and let

:58:41.:58:43.

Binder the UK. -- let's thank you. So political reaction

:58:44.:59:02.

continuing to come through. We were talking to Caroline Flint about

:59:03.:59:07.

Labour's own response to this but of course there has been lots of

:59:08.:59:11.

reaction within the Conservative Party and elsewhere, notably in

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Scotland, on the issue of a possible second referendum on independence,

:59:17.:59:16.

so let's have more reaction. Let's go to College Green

:59:17.:59:20.

at reaction. Left but the Labour Party

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specifically because it had some development on that. Ian Watson has

:59:29.:59:33.

joined me. We've been talking about the no-confidence motion in Jeremy

:59:34.:59:39.

Corbyn. What's the latest? We could have a Labour leadership contest by

:59:40.:59:42.

next Wednesday. There are some caveats but certainly from the point

:59:43.:59:45.

of view of those who believe the party can't win and Jeremy Corbyn,

:59:46.:59:50.

this is the plan for the we've had the letter, the letter, the motion

:59:51.:59:57.

of no-confidence. I'm told it's likely to go to a secret ballot of

:59:58.:00:00.

MPs on Tuesday. They would then vote on whether they have confidence in

:00:01.:00:05.

Jeremy Corbyn. That would only be in advisory vote. Some MPs are saying a

:00:06.:00:10.

majority will go for it and some expected to be overwhelming and if

:00:11.:00:12.

that's the case, a number of options. They would hope Jeremy

:00:13.:00:17.

Corbyn would simply resign. If he doesn't, and a range of weapons are

:00:18.:00:21.

being assembled to try to force him out. One weapon would be on the

:00:22.:00:24.

Wednesday, if he has not gone, someone else, would then declare

:00:25.:00:30.

themselves, possibly Margaret Hodge herself. They would then unlock the

:00:31.:00:37.

contest and charge head-on and other people reluctant to stand on the

:00:38.:00:40.

sidelines, who could be serious candidates, could then join the fray

:00:41.:00:44.

and tried to oust the Jeremy Corbyn. Another scenario is, this is going

:00:45.:00:51.

to be bloody, brutal, but what we need to do is put some backbone into

:00:52.:00:56.

the Shadow Cabinet members. For example, if you were to ignore a

:00:57.:01:00.

motion of no confidence, then you could season shadow cabinets

:01:01.:01:04.

resignations to force his hand. The other scenario is he does a John

:01:05.:01:10.

Major, puts up and shut up and cause a leadership contest himself but

:01:11.:01:14.

whichever way you look at it, we expect some movement by Wednesday

:01:15.:01:17.

next week. Aside from the stalking horse candidate, are you getting the

:01:18.:01:24.

sense there is genuine people who think, given what the nation is

:01:25.:01:28.

woken up to today, this is absolutely time to oust him and

:01:29.:01:32.

there will be a serious challenge? What names are people talking about?

:01:33.:01:38.

At this stage, we should do the caveats quickly. First is that

:01:39.:01:42.

there's still some doubt as to whether it's the right time to

:01:43.:01:46.

challenge, amongst a series people in the Shadow Cabinet who are not

:01:47.:01:49.

Jeremy Corbyn supporters. They think, if he wins again, there was a

:01:50.:01:56.

time in which the focus could be on the Conservative Party and their

:01:57.:01:59.

difficulties. Labour whips itself apart and they still end up with

:02:00.:02:03.

Jeremy Corbyn. Another senior figure in the Shadow Cabinet said to me if

:02:04.:02:07.

there's an election, and we lose, we may as losing the Jeremy Corbyn so

:02:08.:02:11.

there may not necessarily join with the and resign as anticipated. They

:02:12.:02:16.

could decide this is not quite the right time but there will be is in

:02:17.:02:19.

serious discussions and the general consensus seems to be that only

:02:20.:02:24.

people on the soft left the Labour Party, not the old Blairites, could

:02:25.:02:27.

stand a chance against him or someone in his mould, people like

:02:28.:02:32.

Angela Neagle, Hilary Benn, and if you could be persuaded, although he

:02:33.:02:37.

is the least persuadable, the Deputy Leader Tom Watson who had a mandate

:02:38.:02:40.

of his own, democratically elected at the same time as Jeremy Corbyn.

:02:41.:02:47.

Ian, for now, thank you very much. We will keep an eye on that and we

:02:48.:02:53.

will have much more from here on the green all afternoon. I have never

:02:54.:02:56.

seen it so busy, so plenty more to come from here. Whew. Jane, indeed,

:02:57.:03:05.

it is extremely busy. That reflects the fact that there is intense

:03:06.:03:09.

interest not just in the UK but worldwide. When I passed there

:03:10.:03:12.

earlier, there were journalists from all over the world following the

:03:13.:03:16.

story today. It's dominating headlines across the world because

:03:17.:03:19.

the decision taken by British voters overnight of course is a position of

:03:20.:03:24.

seismic important in the UK but it would be mad to pretend it is not

:03:25.:03:27.

have a big impact as well in other parts of Europe and the EU itself

:03:28.:03:33.

and indeed in other parts of the world. A lot of interest in what's

:03:34.:03:36.

going on. Because of the importance of the decision taken. The intensity

:03:37.:03:42.

of the scrutiny of course is a cute in Scotland where Nicola Sturgeon

:03:43.:03:47.

the First Minister gave a statement earlier saying that possible second

:03:48.:03:51.

referendum on independence is very much back on the table given that

:03:52.:03:57.

the Scots voted decisively last night to stay in the European Union.

:03:58.:04:03.

It was a big Remain vote in Scotland so let's join Gavin in Edinburgh.

:04:04.:04:08.

Everybody agrees that this has been a game changer. The problem is you

:04:09.:04:12.

just been hearing in the Labour Party, we know what's going on in

:04:13.:04:16.

the Conservative Party and the European politics, too, but no one

:04:17.:04:19.

is quite clear what game is being changed, the game is all up for

:04:20.:04:22.

grabs in so many ways and I'm joined for his thought by will he Rennie,

:04:23.:04:26.

the leader of the Lib Dems in Scotland. What you think will happen

:04:27.:04:31.

in the next few days but Italy and Scotland? This is a traumatic

:04:32.:04:36.

decision. We all agree on that. It's made a significant changed the way

:04:37.:04:43.

the of politics works. Business, trade, jobs, security, environment,

:04:44.:04:49.

all these issues have been affected so I'm so gutted and frustrated by

:04:50.:04:52.

what happened. What we need to do now with the period of stability.

:04:53.:04:57.

And safety, so we can consider not having to rush into big decisions,

:04:58.:05:02.

we need a period of consideration, so we can track for the future in a

:05:03.:05:07.

safe and secure way because, just now, everything is up in the air. As

:05:08.:05:11.

the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon prodded, Scotland is being ejected

:05:12.:05:16.

from the European Union against its will, and she says there are a

:05:17.:05:21.

number of people who voted no in an independence referendum last time

:05:22.:05:24.

who would vote yes if the independence referendum were to be

:05:25.:05:28.

held now. Is she right? That's exactly the kind of thing I'm

:05:29.:05:32.

worried about full top she's rushing headlong towards another

:05:33.:05:34.

constitutional debate. What we need just now is a period of

:05:35.:05:40.

consideration. To look at how we can rebuild the relationship with our

:05:41.:05:45.

neighbours in the EU, so we can maintain those treaties, those

:05:46.:05:50.

opportunities for growth. For science and universities, the

:05:51.:05:52.

environment, all these things, incredibly important. Let's not rush

:05:53.:05:56.

into all these constitutional debates which could mount more chaos

:05:57.:06:01.

on to the already chaos we already have. But people who voted for you

:06:02.:06:05.

in the past, voted for you because you are a strong pro-European. If

:06:06.:06:11.

the choice now is to perhaps stay in Europe, however it refashioned over

:06:12.:06:14.

the next couple of years, or stay in the UK, what would you do? I reject

:06:15.:06:20.

that pessimistic outlook. I think we can rebuild the relationship. If you

:06:21.:06:25.

look at London, Scotland, various other parts of the UK, it was only a

:06:26.:06:29.

small margin. In favour of leaving the EU. There's clearly a mandate

:06:30.:06:36.

for. Of course, but what we need to do was fully understand what has

:06:37.:06:40.

been expressed because the calamitous effects have already been

:06:41.:06:45.

felt. Look at the impact on the banks, on the stock market, on the

:06:46.:06:49.

currency, these are dramatic impact and it's only just the beginning. We

:06:50.:06:53.

need to fully understand that before we rush to any other changes. We are

:06:54.:06:59.

seeing for example the decapitation of a Conservative Party, we the

:07:00.:07:01.

Prime Minister will leave his job and a couple of months. We may be

:07:02.:07:05.

seeing similar problems within a few days within the Labour Party. Do you

:07:06.:07:11.

blame either David Cameron or Jeremy Corbyn for what's happened? I will

:07:12.:07:17.

never forget either of them for the the insipid support for the European

:07:18.:07:21.

Union by Jeremy Corbyn, and that was dreadful, his inability to explain

:07:22.:07:25.

with any passion about the benefits of the European Union and there are

:07:26.:07:27.

clear benefits even if he doesn't like every single part of it, he was

:07:28.:07:32.

unable to do that. That was terrible. Secondly, David Cameron, a

:07:33.:07:36.

divided party, he put his party first before the country, now

:07:37.:07:41.

risking the economy, and the United Kingdom? That is a terrible record

:07:42.:07:45.

for the Conservative Party that claims to be strong defenders of

:07:46.:07:49.

both. I think both parties should be ashamed of what has happened and

:07:50.:07:54.

they need to reflect on the behaviour in the last few weeks. As

:07:55.:07:58.

a pro-European, I am gutted by what's happened and I will do

:07:59.:08:00.

everything I possibly can to make sure we can mitigate the effects of

:08:01.:08:05.

this decision but they are severe and we need to take time to fully

:08:06.:08:08.

contemplate exactly what has happened. Thank you. In terms of

:08:09.:08:14.

time, what we do know is that the Scottish Cabinet will meet here in

:08:15.:08:17.

Edinburgh tomorrow. We expect a statement from Nicola Sturgeon after

:08:18.:08:20.

that and we expect a further statement on Tuesday to the full

:08:21.:08:24.

Holyrood parliament full top where we go from there, frankly is

:08:25.:08:30.

anyone's guess. Back to you. Indeed, Gavin. Thank you. We will have some

:08:31.:08:38.

reaction from Wales and a second but let's have a look and what's going

:08:39.:08:41.

on in Washington right now. There is an event under the auspices of the

:08:42.:08:49.

International Monetary Fund. At least Christine Lagarde, the head of

:08:50.:08:52.

the International Monetary Fund, is taking part in this event. It is the

:08:53.:09:00.

central banking lecture. It's one of those annual event in Washington,

:09:01.:09:05.

but as soon she turns up, we are expecting her to say something about

:09:06.:09:12.

the outcome of this UK referendum. She has apparently repaired

:09:13.:09:15.

something to say and that of course will be of prime importance and

:09:16.:09:18.

interest to us because we've already had the statement from Mark Carney

:09:19.:09:23.

from the Bank of England trying to settle a market earlier today,

:09:24.:09:28.

telling us the provisional plans are in place, contingency plans, are

:09:29.:09:32.

comprehensive and solid. And he went through some of those and mentioned

:09:33.:09:38.

some of the extra liquidity available for the market and for the

:09:39.:09:44.

financial institutions. Let's compare that with what Christine

:09:45.:09:47.

Lagarde seven a few moments. As soon as she turns up, we'll be back for

:09:48.:09:53.

that. A quick word with my colleague Thomas in Cardiff. It Christine

:09:54.:09:59.

Lagarde turns up, forgive me, I will cut away to see what you said but a

:10:00.:10:05.

sense from you at this point, of the appeal Carwyn Jones made earlier

:10:06.:10:10.

today about a luck again after the funding formalin for Wales, the

:10:11.:10:14.

Barnett Formula, he clearly wanted to be revisited in these

:10:15.:10:16.

circumstances. The problem I suppose is the Barnett Formula as currently

:10:17.:10:22.

constituted is not one the Scots for example want to see tampered with in

:10:23.:10:25.

anyway so how does he get around that? He will continue those

:10:26.:10:28.

discussions on Monday when he speaks to ministers and assembly members in

:10:29.:10:33.

Cardiff. It will be a big issue for Wales because Wales benefits greatly

:10:34.:10:39.

from EU funding. We've had about ?4 billion since 2000 because there are

:10:40.:10:45.

areas in Wales some of the poorest in the EU, and ironically, some of

:10:46.:10:49.

those areas are the ones which voted to leave the referendum. Merthyr

:10:50.:10:58.

Tydfil, etc, traditional Labour heartlands and labour, Plaid Cymru

:10:59.:11:01.

and Lib Dems in Wales all voted and tried to keep with the Remain camper

:11:02.:11:07.

but it obviously failed in Wales. Some have criticised the Remain posh

:11:08.:11:13.

in Wales, similar to the criticism against Jeremy Corbyn in London,

:11:14.:11:18.

saying they should have acted stronger to persuade people in Wales

:11:19.:11:23.

to remain in the EU, because we benefit so much from EU funding. Of

:11:24.:11:27.

course, maybe some will say actually, after the assembly

:11:28.:11:32.

elections, back in May, seven Ukip members were voted in, maybe it

:11:33.:11:37.

showed some consciousness of what the people were thinking in terms of

:11:38.:11:40.

the EU referendum which came up over the last few days so really, Carwyn

:11:41.:11:45.

Jones will have a fight on his hands to renegotiate that Barnett Formula

:11:46.:11:48.

because the rest of the UK obviously won't want the same thing to happen

:11:49.:11:54.

to them. Thanks for the update in Cardiff Bay. Mentioning some strong

:11:55.:11:59.

pockets of Ukip support in the assembly elections in Wales just a

:12:00.:12:04.

few months ago. Of course, we saw them the kind of echo of that if you

:12:05.:12:10.

like in very strong Leave votes in some of those South Wales

:12:11.:12:13.

constituencies traditionally big Labour strongholds. Caerphilly and

:12:14.:12:21.

Ebbw Vale. So now, the pattern very much replicated in this referendum.

:12:22.:12:27.

Let's talk about those strong pockets of Leave support and go to

:12:28.:12:33.

our pocket in England which is Wisbech in Cambridge. More than 70%

:12:34.:12:40.

voted for the leave campaign. Robert Hall is there with the latest for

:12:41.:12:47.

us. Yes, this was once a prosperous river port, and many here argue its

:12:48.:12:50.

character has been changed particularly in recent years.

:12:51.:12:56.

Something like 20%, 30% of the population here is now from Eastern

:12:57.:13:00.

Europe. If you walk to the market, as I did this money, you will hear

:13:01.:13:03.

Polish and Lithuanian and Latvian being spoken for the a lot of people

:13:04.:13:08.

have been here a long time and said businesses. Other others I hear

:13:09.:13:14.

part-time workers, agricultural work or in the food processing factories

:13:15.:13:18.

but they are a strong presence. There is no doubt, talking to

:13:19.:13:22.

people, the level of migration, the speed at which the population has

:13:23.:13:25.

increased and the numbers of Eastern European is particularly coming in

:13:26.:13:29.

have unsettled people and that has led them to go for the Leave

:13:30.:13:34.

Campaign, the Brexit about. There were a lot of smiles here but it's a

:13:35.:13:39.

divided time, in many ways, and integration has been difficult

:13:40.:13:42.

because of the way the population has increased and the numbers

:13:43.:13:46.

involved. Some people said those numbers have helped to boost the

:13:47.:13:51.

local economy and others Saint no, we can't cope, the schools, health

:13:52.:13:56.

service jobs, it's very difficult. I'm being joined by a gentleman

:13:57.:13:59.

whose name I don't even know because he's come to join me. Colin, you

:14:00.:14:07.

were a Leave voter? And talk about the way the population has increased

:14:08.:14:11.

way it played here. That's the nub of things, isn't it? It certainly is

:14:12.:14:17.

in Wisbech and internationally, I think, as well. To me, it's about

:14:18.:14:21.

numbers, sheer numbers and facilities can't cope, locally. They

:14:22.:14:27.

are here to work the majority are hard-working, paying tax, but

:14:28.:14:31.

nationally, I think we have a problem for the I don't think our

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services can cope. It's all about control, for me. You woke up this

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morning and saw that result and I guess it brought a smile to your

:14:40.:14:43.

face. I was surprised, to be honest. Are you concerned about the

:14:44.:14:49.

consequences? I have to go. We have a press conference starting. Thank

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you. Straight Washington, DC and Christine Lagarde.

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The British people have spoken earlier decision has be respected.

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There will be a change in the relationship between the United

:15:15.:15:22.

Kingdom and the European Union. We hope the transition will be made as

:15:23.:15:33.

smoothly and as soon as possible. We will be talking to the ECB end a

:15:34.:15:44.

week to prevent volatility and to offer support. IMF The goal also be

:15:45.:16:00.

looking to also read the solidity of the economy. Many of you knew the

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longest standing manager of IMF the. She is speaking in Washington,

:16:15.:16:21.

giving a lecture. She mentioned the vote in the United Kingdom rate at

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the start. She said it was very important that there was clarity of

:16:27.:16:32.

the renegotiation process in the weeks and months ahead. She

:16:33.:16:38.

mentioned the measures taken by the bank of England and the ECB, to

:16:39.:16:49.

support the financial situation. She said that everyone had to work

:16:50.:16:56.

together to make sure that after such an important democratic

:16:57.:16:58.

decision in the United Kingdom, which she set out to be respected. A

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very important figure in terms of world finance. Respecting the

:17:08.:17:19.

result. But seeing that the smooth process and the clarity of

:17:20.:17:24.

negotiation needed to come quickly and it was absolutely vital, not

:17:25.:17:28.

just for the United Kingdom or the European Union, but for the

:17:29.:17:37.

stability of the global economy. We are broadcasting all the reaction

:17:38.:17:46.

around the world. The relationship between Britain and the European

:17:47.:17:54.

Union is to be cut. Back in 1973, the initial decision to join the

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European economic community. That relationship is know to be ended. We

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have now secured -- the campaign to leave the European Union succeeded

:18:13.:18:15.

by getting just over 17 million votes.

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That compares with the 16.1 million voters who backed Remain.

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More than 72% of eligible voters took part.

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In England, more than 15 million people voted for the UK

:18:24.:18:25.

In Scotland, every voting area came out in favour of Remain.

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62% of Scottish voters backed Remain, with 38%

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In Wales, Leave won over 52% of the vote

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and secured the most votes in all but five

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In Northern Ireland, which shares a land border

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with the European Union, voters backed Remain,

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with 55% of voters choosing to remain in the EU,

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with 45% voting to leave it. Those are the big numbers.

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We will have all the reaction from Westminster, the City

:19:16.:19:25.

and from Europe, but first, our political correspondent

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Carole Walker reports on dramatic events so far.

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The people have voted for a new destiny for Britain.

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This means that the UK has voted to leave the European Union.

:19:39.:19:44.

A decision few predicted at the start of this campaign.

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A decision which has forced the Prime Minister out of office.

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There was no hiding the emotion of David Cameron, with his

:19:52.:19:53.

wife Samantha, emerged in Downing Street.

:19:54.:19:57.

The British people have voted to leave the European Union

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He had fought and lost the battle to persuade

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the country to stay in the European Union.

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I fought this campaign in the only way I know how,

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which is to say directly and passionately what I think and feel,

:20:15.:20:17.

head, heart and soul. I held nothing back.

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But the British people have made a very clear decision to take a

:20:25.:20:27.

different path and as such I think the country requires fresh

:20:28.:20:30.

leadership to take it in this direction.

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I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady

:20:36.:20:37.

the ship over the coming weeks and months, but I do not

:20:38.:20:41.

think it would be right for me to try to be

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the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

:20:45.:20:50.

From the moment the results started coming in just after midnight,

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The total number of votes cast in favour of Leave was 82,000...

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By the end of the night, Leave had won a clean sweep across

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the North of England, the Midlands, the East and West of England.

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London was the only region of England to

:21:11.:21:12.

support remaining a member of the EU.

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The results in Flintshire reflected the outcome across Wales -

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But Northern Ireland voted to remain in the EU.

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Sinn Fein said it intensifies the case for a vote

:21:28.:21:30.

on whether Northern Ireland should leave the United Kingdom.

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And Scotland, as expected, voted by a clear majority

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Scotland's First Minister said it was democratically

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to be taken out of EU against its will.

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Scotland does now face that prospect.

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It is a significant and material change in circumstances and

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it is therefore a statement of the obvious that the option of a second

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But at Westminster, jubilant Leave campaigners have been celebrating.

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Nigel Farage said he was thrilled that the country had decided to

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break free from what he called "a failing,

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17 million people have said we must leave the European Union.

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We now need a Brexit government, a government that gets

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on with the job, a government that begins the renegotiation of our

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Boris Johnson struggled through the throng at his home, then

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for his bravery in giving the British people their say.

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I believe we now have a glorious opportunity.

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We can pass our laws and set our taxes

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entirely according to the needs of the UK economy.

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We can control our own borders in a way

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that is not discriminatory, but fair and balanced,

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and take the wind out of the sails of the extremists and

:22:58.:23:00.

those who would play politics with immigration.

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But in the City, shares plunged and the pound fell

:23:07.:23:09.

dramatically, despite all the attempts at reassurance from

:23:10.:23:11.

political leaders and the Bank of England, which promised to take

:23:12.:23:13.

whatever measures were necessary, to support the economy.

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And there are now questions over the future of the Labour leader,

:23:20.:23:22.

who has been blamed for a lacklustre campaign to remain

:23:23.:23:24.

in the EU, which failed to convince many Labour supporters.

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Clearly, there are some very difficult days ahead.

:23:31.:23:31.

The value of the pound has already fallen and there will,

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therefore, be job consequences as a result of this decision.

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The Prime Minister has resigned. Can you give us a reaction?

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No reaction, but two senior Labour MPs have tabled a

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motion of no-confidence in Mr Corbyn's leadership.

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I think Jeremy Corbyn should resign as leader of the Labour Party.

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This was a test of leadership, the European referendum campaign.

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He started too late, he was very half-hearted in the

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leadership he gave to Labour under it.

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For Britain, for Europe, as the country embarks on a new and

:24:06.:24:12.

uncertain future outside the EU and under a different leader.

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Carole Walker, BBC News, Westminster.

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A sense of the reaction, which is still developing. Clearly, there is

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acute interest in this across the European Union, no clear more so

:24:45.:24:47.

than the Republic of Ireland. Charlie Flanagan is

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the Irish Minister for He joins me now from outside

:24:50.:24:51.

the Irish Parliament in Dublin. Thank you for joining us. Your

:24:52.:25:03.

response first to the European Union referendum vote? These events are

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seismic. There will be huge consequences and ramifications. I

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believe no we should look towards the consequences and the orderly

:25:24.:25:30.

withdrawal from the European Union of the United Kingdom. We have

:25:31.:25:37.

unique circumstances here. We can see it not only from the European

:25:38.:25:46.

perspective, but we are effectively an able and behind and Ireland. We

:25:47.:25:54.

have been very strong in our support for the United Kingdom to remain

:25:55.:26:02.

part of the European union. We were a small trading economy when we

:26:03.:26:07.

joined and relied very much on our exports, primarily to Great Britain.

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We have enjoyed a lot in common. I believe it is important that there

:26:15.:26:22.

will no be a PDA of reflection and look at avenues between Britain and

:26:23.:26:28.

Ireland to ensure the adverse effects of the United Kingdom 's

:26:29.:26:35.

withdrawal are minimised. I think it is important that serious

:26:36.:26:43.

consideration be given to the situation in Ireland, because there

:26:44.:26:49.

is potentially no key problem with the land border. The could be

:26:50.:26:59.

problems over jurisdiction. Things have been advanced considerably,

:27:00.:27:03.

with better relations between North and south and it is important that

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the legal framework of the agreement between Britain and Ireland, the

:27:10.:27:19.

emphasis on peace and stability across Ireland, with particular

:27:20.:27:23.

reference to the North, that be preserved, irrespective of the

:27:24.:27:29.

withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. We want to

:27:30.:27:38.

work together, work across the European capitals, to ensure that

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the next steps are taken. We do not want to cause any further anxiety on

:27:45.:27:52.

the part of our respective peoples. Thinking specifically of the

:27:53.:27:57.

relationship between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland,

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what are the areas which are potentially ringing alarm bells?

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What will you focus on? I believe it is very important in the context of

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trade. We have enjoyed trade in excess of 1 billion euros per week

:28:19.:28:22.

between Great Britain and Ireland. It is important that strenuous

:28:23.:28:26.

efforts are made to protect that and to make sure it is kept that way. We

:28:27.:28:36.

want to also make sure that there is a continuing relationship between

:28:37.:28:40.

the United Kingdom and the other member states. I am particularly

:28:41.:28:47.

concerned that the situation in northern Ireland. Beer in mind that

:28:48.:28:56.

the people of Northern Ireland voted to remain in the European Union.

:28:57.:29:07.

Consequently, the withdrawal of Northern Ireland from the European

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Union is against the wishes of the people via and, of course, the

:29:10.:29:19.

people on the island of Ireland. Ireland will remain a fully fledged

:29:20.:29:25.

member of the European Union and the Eurozone. There has been more than

:29:26.:29:33.

one suggestion that some in Northern Ireland that there should be a

:29:34.:29:41.

referendum with regard to their own future relationship with the United

:29:42.:29:48.

Kingdom? What is your view on that? It is important that we reflect on

:29:49.:29:55.

the result fastly. We need to look at the implications across Great

:29:56.:30:02.

Britain and Northern Ireland. I hope there will be a PDA of reflection.

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With regard to any further referendums, in the circumstances at

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the moment, that would not be helpful. Thank you for joining us.

:30:20.:30:28.

The Irish Minister for foreign fears, joining us in Dublin. Some

:30:29.:30:41.

more reaction. One of the most prominent Remain campaigners was the

:30:42.:30:55.

former Prime Minister John Major. He campaigned very strongly and warned

:30:56.:31:00.

of the economic risks of leaving the European union has been very

:31:01.:31:08.

significant. No, we also have the departure of David Cameron from his

:31:09.:31:21.

job as Prime Minister. John Major was paying tribute to him earlier. I

:31:22.:31:27.

am very sad. I think he has made the right decision. I think it was very

:31:28.:31:37.

statesman-like and I thought he spoke very well. On the day he

:31:38.:31:48.

became Prime Minister, our economy was on the precipice, facing

:31:49.:31:52.

collapse. The future was fairly dire. He and George Osborne and to

:31:53.:31:59.

governors of the Bank of England brought it back from the brink and

:32:00.:32:02.

we know how one of the strongest economies in the world. You will be

:32:03.:32:11.

difficulties lying ahead. His social agenda has been very advanced. Many

:32:12.:32:25.

people did not like it. But many people will see he brought a breath

:32:26.:32:27.

of fresh year and freedom to our lives. I think he will be remembered

:32:28.:32:31.

for that. With me is our Chief Political

:32:32.:32:35.

Correspondent Vicki Young. That was his response to the

:32:36.:32:47.

statement earlier. The news of the result itself was of its own

:32:48.:32:58.

skiable. But we are talking no about the ripple effect. The situation

:32:59.:33:03.

with David Cameron, the possible effect on the Labour Party. The

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relationship with the rest of the European Union in the future. What

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will the situation be in the year. I think they will be in a state of

:33:20.:33:27.

shock. This is a huge story which will change our lives, that we be

:33:28.:33:31.

treated, the re-re- travel, that re-Beattock to the world. It will be

:33:32.:33:38.

a slow process, but it will change things dramatically. The Prime

:33:39.:33:42.

Minister was obviously very emotional. It means that the

:33:43.:33:48.

Conservative Party will have to choose their next Prime Minister.

:33:49.:33:54.

Inevitably, that will probably lead to an early general election. His

:33:55.:34:03.

key plank of staying within the European Union has been rejected.

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There is no also the prospect of a second independence referendum in

:34:12.:34:17.

Scotland. She said this vote changed things significantly. There are no

:34:18.:34:26.

Labour MPs also challenging the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. That is

:34:27.:34:33.

also dramatic. There is the possibility of both an early general

:34:34.:34:40.

election and a lot of me feel that they have to use this opportunity to

:34:41.:34:49.

get rid of Jeremy Corbyn and if the is an earthquake of Douglas

:34:50.:34:52.

referendum, no one quite knows how the pieces will fall down. I have to

:34:53.:35:14.

bring the sin. -- this end. The Mayor of Calais is saying that she

:35:15.:35:28.

once the negotiation looked out once again. That of course has to do with

:35:29.:35:37.

trade and migration. People here are saying that the French have agreed

:35:38.:35:47.

that the board of the is in France. People will see why would the French

:35:48.:35:52.

on that if we decided to leave. And clearly, the Mayor of Calais as in

:35:53.:35:57.

the chillingly clear of what she thinks of that decision to leave.

:35:58.:36:05.

But on the other side, they are seeing that as the European Union

:36:06.:36:11.

decision. It has two still be honoured, even if we left. How will

:36:12.:36:18.

our European Union partners treat others in this negotiation? Will

:36:19.:36:30.

they help others? This, 41st thought, does not bode well. We have

:36:31.:36:37.

been explaining all day is that the result is so multilayered, there are

:36:38.:36:42.

so many implications and consequences. This is one, which was

:36:43.:36:52.

predictable. Many people in a general collection, when they are

:36:53.:36:59.

asked to rate the importance of issues, the European Union very

:37:00.:37:05.

really makes much of the mark. The question now is is this going to be

:37:06.:37:13.

the positive optimistic view that we are free from the shackles of this

:37:14.:37:17.

relationship and we have a huge economy that we can work with around

:37:18.:37:27.

the globe. Or will the predictions that keynote from the Chancellor

:37:28.:37:33.

before this all come true. There is a silence from number 11. George

:37:34.:37:44.

Osborne has not said anything. There is a lot of talk about him from

:37:45.:37:50.

behind the scenes. Last week, they were not happy about that budget he

:37:51.:37:58.

forecast. At this point, I think they are very keen to stabilise

:37:59.:38:04.

things within the party. Long-term, this is a man who had leadership

:38:05.:38:11.

ambitions himself, there are not many Conservative MPs today who are

:38:12.:38:18.

backing him. We believe he is speaking to the Governor of the Bank

:38:19.:38:23.

of England, monitoring the financial situation.

:38:24.:38:30.

We can go to College Green at Westminster and join

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Customer into both of you. We have a representative from the Scottish

:38:34.:38:53.

National party. We have just heard that news that the Mayor of Calais

:38:54.:39:02.

wants to renegotiate the treaty with regard to the border crossing. This

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is a long-standing treaty. This is a bilateral agreement. If it comes up

:39:11.:39:19.

for discussion, it comes up for discussion. But the French president

:39:20.:39:30.

is noticing they could potentially offer a referendum on membership of

:39:31.:39:38.

the European Union. Today is a good day for you. Does that you out of a

:39:39.:39:46.

job? It is an interesting question. But there is a position for me to

:39:47.:39:52.

make sure that this process of negotiation goes as smoothly as

:39:53.:39:59.

possible. The president of the commission is seen today it will be

:40:00.:40:05.

an orderly negotiation. We always said that the United Kingdom would

:40:06.:40:09.

continue to have a close relationship with the member

:40:10.:40:14.

countries. Know the reality is in front of us, we are seeing quite a

:40:15.:40:20.

different attitude. We are no longer at the back of the queue, in terms

:40:21.:40:27.

of America. We have had other Foreign Minister singly look forward

:40:28.:40:32.

to creating new trade deals with the United Kingdom. Even the CBI, who

:40:33.:40:44.

were previously logged in column, saying they are looking forward to

:40:45.:40:50.

the future. But this is only the one. Nothing will change from at

:40:51.:40:56.

least a couple of years, perhaps longer. The new music is very good.

:40:57.:41:07.

It is about cooperation and support. That is opposed to the fear and

:41:08.:41:14.

scaremongering of before. It is a happy Independence Day for me and

:41:15.:41:20.

the party. But even my own family are concerned. This morning, Nicola

:41:21.:41:30.

Sturgeon talking about the possibility of a second independence

:41:31.:41:47.

referendum. From day one I have said that Project Fear would not work.

:41:48.:41:56.

The people of Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain part of the

:41:57.:42:00.

European Union. Every single local authority voted that way. Nicola

:42:01.:42:12.

Sturgeon has a very good point. This is the democratic will of the

:42:13.:42:19.

Scottish people. Ultimately, the has to be another referendum? Some of us

:42:20.:42:27.

have not been to bed since the last referendum! The Cabinet are going to

:42:28.:42:33.

meet tomorrow. The Scottish parliament will discuss it next

:42:34.:42:44.

week. When we talk about democracy, Scotland is being removed from the

:42:45.:42:48.

European Union by a government we did not vote for. I think there is a

:42:49.:42:57.

strong possibility. Thank you both for joining me. Much more reaction

:42:58.:43:12.

to come. Thank you. It is a good time to pick up on events in the

:43:13.:43:25.

City of London. The Bank of England has said they were well prepared for

:43:26.:43:30.

this eventuality. That was what we were hearing today. They see they

:43:31.:43:37.

have good liquid assets and they strong. They see they are ten times

:43:38.:43:43.

better off than they react at the financial crisis. It is a message

:43:44.:43:50.

they are trying to send out across the world. It is a message they have

:43:51.:44:05.

been sending out to the ECB and to the Federal reserve. What will

:44:06.:44:08.

happen to Stirling will be interesting. We have here is

:44:09.:44:13.

something of a drop of about eight and a half percent against the

:44:14.:44:21.

dollar. It is a 30 year low against the dollar. It really depends on how

:44:22.:44:32.

far that would have to fall. We have heard from major companies that

:44:33.:44:40.

there could be some quantitative easing is the days and weeks unfold.

:44:41.:44:48.

For more on the impact that Britain's decision will have

:44:49.:44:50.

on the remaining EU member states, let's turn to Matthew Amroliwala,

:44:51.:44:53.

Over the last 43 years, this block has grown and grown until last night

:44:54.:45:05.

and that stunning setback, the first country to choose to leave the EU.

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Let's speak to Europe correspondent. Still, hours later, you get a sense

:45:12.:45:17.

of complete disbelief here. Yes. This morning at 6am here, there were

:45:18.:45:23.

shock waves rippling through the place. Across that the Parliament, I

:45:24.:45:27.

was over there, the president of the Parliament was visibly shaken by the

:45:28.:45:33.

stress. He had to break off to take a call from Angela Merkel -- Angela

:45:34.:45:38.

Merkel. Through the day, she and the other EU primary leaders have closed

:45:39.:45:44.

ranks. The other 27 countries, co-ordinated messages to say that

:45:45.:45:47.

there is a process they want to follow, calm down and try to

:45:48.:45:53.

stabilise things. What happens next? They have been careful, moderate,

:45:54.:45:57.

measured in their language, but you get the sense the more you hear them

:45:58.:46:00.

speak that there is a steely determined miss underneath that

:46:01.:46:04.

about the speed of these negotiations and what they want.

:46:05.:46:08.

They say there is a legal process set out in the treaties that has to

:46:09.:46:12.

be followed. The UK side have been saying they would wait for a new

:46:13.:46:16.

Prime Minister to be in place. The indications from here are that they

:46:17.:46:20.

might well accept that, but only if it is for a few weeks, a couple of

:46:21.:46:24.

months may be, not any longer, because what they don't want here is

:46:25.:46:29.

any sort of vacuum which could let events run away with us. I think

:46:30.:46:34.

what that steeliness is is the 27 nations coming out very clearly and

:46:35.:46:38.

saying that they have their own interests as a block to preserve,

:46:39.:46:42.

and that is the unity and integrity of the union, and to protect that

:46:43.:46:48.

from any further threats. I was listening to Philip Hammond in an

:46:49.:46:52.

interview earlier and he casually used the phrase, our former EU

:46:53.:46:56.

partners, and that is what they are grappling with air. In an instant,

:46:57.:47:00.

the entire relationship has been refrained. -- grappling with here.

:47:01.:47:08.

Earlier on, Gavin Esler was talking to the leader of the Lib Dems in

:47:09.:47:13.

Scotland, Willie Rennie, after the result there, which was a contrast

:47:14.:47:18.

with England and rails -- Wales. Let's join him again. We are all

:47:19.:47:24.

familiar with the phrase Project Fear, but now project Fact. The fact

:47:25.:47:29.

is that Scotland is out of step with much of the United Kingdom, except

:47:30.:47:33.

for Northern Ireland and London. I am joined by a reporter from the

:47:34.:47:42.

Herald and Alex Massie from the Spectator and Times. What happens

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next? This was a calamity for unionism in Scotland. A lot of

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Scottish Unionists today questioning whether they could bring themselves

:47:52.:47:55.

to vote no in a subsequent referendum, if it takes place, and

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it looks as though it will at some point, although the terms and

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conditions for that remain to be determined. So much is up in the

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air. This is a bleak, dark day for Scottish Unionism. I have talked to

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a few people who voted no in 2014 independence and they echo what he

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says, they have changed their minds. I would be cautious about that,

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because the intelligentsia, yes campaigners, are saying that this

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will inevitably bring forwards Scottish independence, and it

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certainly brought it close, but it is still a difficult sell. We have

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had two major elections in the last two years. Having another referendum

:48:36.:48:39.

would come up against a problem of voter fatigue. I have spoken to a

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none of people who are saying, I'm not sure if I would vote yes in

:48:44.:48:49.

another referendum. My taxi voter said he voted yes before but he says

:48:50.:48:52.

he isn't going to vote yet again. He doesn't see why we should give up

:48:53.:48:56.

sovereignty from England and handed over to Brussels. It is much more

:48:57.:49:01.

complicated to sell than it was before. Remember, Britain will be

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out of the EU, but the Scottish Government's policy on independence

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is still to retain the pound and allow the Bank of England to

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determine interest rates. How much chaos do you think the political

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parties are in north of the border? Ruth Davidson was feisty in

:49:17.:49:20.

attacking Boris Johnson, who could be the next Tory leader, and Kezia

:49:21.:49:24.

Dugdale has to decide whether to support Jeremy Corbyn. The Scottish

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Labour Party has lost an empire is not found a role, and that is still

:49:31.:49:33.

the case. The real difficulty is for Ruth Davidson. Suppose that Doris

:49:34.:49:38.

Johnson becomes the leader of the Conservative Party and Prime

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Minister. What sort of relationship does the Scottish Tory party have

:49:42.:49:45.

with its cousin south of the border? What sort of union is it that the

:49:46.:49:50.

Scottish Tories are fighting to defend? It isn't the same union that

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was available 48 hours ago. It isn't all plain sailing for Nicola

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Sturgeon. She has people in the party who want an independence

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referendum in May 2017, next year. That isn't going to happen, is it?

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No, she is in no hurry to have an independence referendum. She has

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said today she is going to put the legislation for a new independence

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referendum before the Parliament, in preparation, assuming that we go

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through this Article 50 process by which the UK removes itself from

:50:25.:50:28.

Europe. But she is envisaging is another referendum at the end of

:50:29.:50:32.

that two-year negotiating period. Their calculation is that, by that

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stage, Scottish voters, who may be a bit fed up having referendums, will

:50:37.:50:42.

realise the future is so bleak that this is their last chance to stay in

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Europe and they might say, OK, press the trigger, we'll have another

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referendum. Thank you both very much. Tomorrow, Scottish Cabinet

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will be meeting. Nicola Sturgeon will be addressing the Scottish

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Parliament on Tuesday. Back to you. Lots of the debate has been centred

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on migration and, in fact, going back to the decision in 2003-4 to

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expand the size of the EU, and lots of focus, of course, on the number

:51:15.:51:17.

of Polish people who have come to work in the UK. With that in mind,

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and because Poland is a member of the EU with a very close interest in

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what is going on, let's talk to the Polish ambassador to the UK, Witold

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Sobkowguest, who is just outside Parliament. In queue joining us.

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Could I have your response first of all to the vote? Yes, let me tell

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you that we have always said that we respect any kind of democratic

:51:45.:51:47.

verdict of the British electorate, and this is what happened. Of

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course, we are unhappy, we regret that we will lose the UK at the

:51:52.:51:58.

table, the negotiating table, in the EU. The UK has always presented very

:51:59.:52:02.

similar views to the views of my country. So this is a loss, but we

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respect it. We hope now that the negotiations will be mutually

:52:11.:52:15.

beneficial, and they will also lead to the respect of the acquired

:52:16.:52:21.

rights of people from Poland who are gay, who contribute to the

:52:22.:52:24.

prosperity of people in this country. -- people from Poland who

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are here. You followed the campaign closely and I wonder what you made

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of the fact that immigration became such a dominant feature of the

:52:35.:52:41.

campaign in the closing weeks. A lot of misconceptions. The decision to

:52:42.:52:47.

open the Labour market in 2004 was excellent, because a lot of people

:52:48.:52:51.

came here to work in hospitals, for the NHS, old people's homes, rest

:52:52.:52:59.

homes, hotels, the City of London, everywhere, so they contribute to

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the prosperity of this country. They pay taxes. They don't miss use the

:53:05.:53:08.

system and they try to integrate as well as possible. In your contact

:53:09.:53:15.

with Polish people in the UK in the last 24 years, are you detecting

:53:16.:53:19.

that people are concerned about the outcome in terms of their own

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positions? I think people are very concerned, but what we tell our

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citizens is that, first of all, Britain was to present a letter with

:53:28.:53:33.

Article 50 explaining what Britain is going to do, how to start

:53:34.:53:40.

negotiations with the EU. -- Britain will have to present. For at least

:53:41.:53:43.

two years, Britain is going to negotiate. For at least two and half

:53:44.:53:48.

years, Britain will remain a member of the EU, so nothing is going to

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change. When we look at that timetable, and we have heard lots of

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talk today about the fact that, as you say, Article 50 has a two-year

:53:58.:54:01.

timetable, but there are lots of other things that could take longer,

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in your view, could this entire process take a decade? Anything is

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possible because we have no president. Article 50 is very clear.

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If there is unanimity in the EU, we can extend negotiations. If there is

:54:17.:54:21.

well on the behalf of the other members of the EU after two years,

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this period will be extended and negotiations will be going on, but

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it isn't up to me to say whether this will will be there after two

:54:32.:54:36.

years. ... The question that comes on from that is the nature of the

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response, if you like, from the other European member states,

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including Poland. To what extent will they be ready to give Britain

:54:46.:54:50.

favourable terms on trade, or favourable terms of exit? Do you

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think that goodwill is there or not? I think there is that goodwill

:54:57.:55:00.

because Britain may leave the European Union but it isn't leaving

:55:01.:55:03.

Europe in general. It will still be one of the major superpowers, a

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member of the Security Council, the G7, G20, Nato, which is very

:55:09.:55:15.

important for us. We are not losing Britain from Europe. Of course, the

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closest relations of the UK will be with European neighbours. We will do

:55:20.:55:24.

our best to help, but of course the Polish government will try to ensure

:55:25.:55:28.

that the interests of Poland are preserved during the negotiations,

:55:29.:55:32.

which includes the acquired rights of people who live here. But we will

:55:33.:55:37.

help as much as we can, because we are partners and allies and we share

:55:38.:55:40.

a lot of British philosophy regarding the liberal economic

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exchanges and the future, the importance of the sovereign state,

:55:51.:55:54.

etc. So we have a very similar philosophy. That is why we want to

:55:55.:55:58.

help. We are not losing Britain from Europe. We may lose Britain from the

:55:59.:56:04.

EU. What are your thoughts on the possibilities or, indeed,

:56:05.:56:08.

probabilities of other political movements in other European Union

:56:09.:56:13.

member states demanding a similar kind of referendum? We have seen

:56:14.:56:16.

some politicians in the Netherlands and France demanding referendums

:56:17.:56:20.

today. Do you think it is possible that what has happened in the UK

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could lead to similar referendums elsewhere? I hope not. We are afraid

:56:26.:56:31.

there may be a chain reaction, and politicians from the EU have always

:56:32.:56:36.

said this is a unique solution for Britain, because of extraordinary

:56:37.:56:39.

circumstances. This is a kind of sui generis solution. Let's believe that

:56:40.:56:44.

this is going to happen. It was just a solution for Britain and we are

:56:45.:56:48.

not going to have a chain reaction. This would be bad for the rest of

:56:49.:56:54.

the world, because we have so many challenges at the moment. We may

:56:55.:56:59.

have another wave of refugees. There is war raging in Syria and Ukraine.

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We have a lot of other challenges and we need unity and coherence of

:57:04.:57:07.

Europe, and Britain is there, it will be there, and we need the

:57:08.:57:13.

British. Mr Ambassador, thank you very much for joining us. That was

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Witold Sobkowguest, the Polish ambassador to the UK, giving us his

:57:20.:57:25.

response from the green outside Parliament. Let's have a bit more

:57:26.:57:28.

and how Britain First decision to withdraw from the EU will impact. --

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Britain's decision. I'm joined by Sophie Long from Dublin, Damien

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McGuinness in Berlin and Lucy Williamson in Paris. Sophie, the

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Foreign Minister earlier was quite clear, respecting the democratic

:57:49.:57:51.

will of the British people, but certainly underlining some concerns

:57:52.:58:00.

about the process ahead of us. Yes, I was speaking to Charlie Flanagan,

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the Foreign Minister, a few moments ago, and is it to him, how did you

:58:05.:58:08.

feel when you heard this news? He said he felt very sad, that this was

:58:09.:58:14.

a day of great sadness. Ireland is the only European nation which has a

:58:15.:58:18.

land border UK. Britain's decision to leave the European project will

:58:19.:58:24.

have significant implications for everyone in Ireland, but most of

:58:25.:58:28.

all, in some ways, for the people living along that border. When I

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asked Charlie Flanagan how he felt about the prospect potentially of a

:58:33.:58:36.

hard border coming into effect, you said it would be a nightmare. We

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also heard from Enda Kenny a bit earlier. He said that he was sorry

:58:41.:58:46.

about the result but that the British people had spoken and that

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their decision must be respected, but what he emphasised is that this

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now is a time for reflection, that they could consider this, because

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there will be two years before this comes into effect, and the main

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concern here, I think, is about trade. The Irish economy is growing

:59:04.:59:08.

now, but it is doing so slowly and after a difficult time, a deep

:59:09.:59:12.

recession. I think the main feeling in Dublin is that this is a time for

:59:13.:59:16.

reflection while they consider what happens next. We know that the

:59:17.:59:20.

building behind me will be recalled on Monday, so they can consider what

:59:21.:59:26.

is ahead now. Sophie, thank you for the latest in Dublin. Let's go to

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Berlin and talk to Damien McGuinness. We heard earlier

:59:30.:59:34.

Chancellor Angela Merkel expressing regret about this decision, but what

:59:35.:59:37.

else has been said about the prospects for the coming months? I

:59:38.:59:42.

think what is interesting here is that, on the one hand, Germany trade

:59:43.:59:47.

is an awful lot with the UK and Germany traditionally sees the UK as

:59:48.:59:53.

a pro-trade ally in the EU, so there is a lot of sadness that the UK is

:59:54.:59:58.

leaving the EU and a local business leaders are saying that it is very

:59:59.:00:02.

important for Germany to get a free trade agreement going with British

:00:03.:00:05.

businesses and customers, because they don't want to lose out on

:00:06.:00:09.

trade. At the same time, something else is going on, which is the risk

:00:10.:00:13.

of contagion. On the one hand, there is a fear that Eurosceptics in

:00:14.:00:18.

Germany might take heart from this. We have got elections in Germany

:00:19.:00:22.

next year, so Berlin doesn't want to encourage Eurosceptics in Germany.

:00:23.:00:26.

Probably more importantly for business leaders, for example, they

:00:27.:00:30.

don't want to encourage other countries and markets within the EU

:00:31.:00:34.

to break up. I talked to a business leader earlier told me that

:00:35.:00:37.

actually, on the one hand, some German businesses might fear a loss

:00:38.:00:41.

of trade with the UK but they might fear more contagion in a future

:00:42.:00:47.

break-up of the EU. Obviously, if you take cars, the German car

:00:48.:00:53.

market, the British market is very important for car manufacturers

:00:54.:00:56.

here. Some of those manufacturers may well rather take a hit on losing

:00:57.:01:00.

some UK custom rather than risk contagion. That means that Berlin

:01:01.:01:05.

will be a tough negotiating partner over the next few months. Thank you

:01:06.:01:11.

very much, Damian, for the latest in Berlin. Let's go to Paris and Lucy

:01:12.:01:15.

Williamson. The attitude of the French government and doesn't want

:01:16.:01:23.

is what? -- and President Hollande. He said it was a day of profound

:01:24.:01:28.

regret for him and he talked about the need to focus on the loss of

:01:29.:01:32.

confidence in the European project. What is striking here is the level

:01:33.:01:36.

of shock that was apparent in France when the results came in. People in

:01:37.:01:40.

France are very used to what they see as British moaning about the EU.

:01:41.:01:45.

People in France have been expressing a lot of irritation with

:01:46.:01:48.

the bricks over the last few months and even years, but I think what is

:01:49.:01:53.

happening today is the realisation of what the real consequences are

:01:54.:01:58.

for an actual British exit. As Damian was saying, the same thing

:01:59.:02:01.

plays out here, that there is a perception it may well provide a

:02:02.:02:06.

boost to the far right from national outcome to Eurosceptics in the

:02:07.:02:10.

country, or at least exercise the debate about what kind of

:02:11.:02:15.

relationship France wants to have with Brussels. A very different

:02:16.:02:19.

relationship. Only about a third of people say that they would want a

:02:20.:02:23.

referendum on leaving the EU. Nevertheless, there is a lot of

:02:24.:02:27.

irritation about the red tape that comes from Brussels and lots for

:02:28.:02:32.

President Hollande to worry about. Thank you, Lucy. Very important note

:02:33.:02:39.

that I have just been handed about the internal politics of the Labour

:02:40.:02:44.

Party. Stephen Kinnock, who is the Labour MP for Aberavon in South

:02:45.:02:51.

Wales, he has just let it be known that he supports the no-confidence

:02:52.:03:01.

motion that is being presented, the no-confidence motion in Jeremy

:03:02.:03:04.

Corbyn, that will be presented next week. I am told he believes Mr

:03:05.:03:09.

Corbyn's leadership in this referendum campaign has been

:03:10.:03:13.

lacklustre and, for that reason, he is supporting the no-confidence

:03:14.:03:17.

motion. If we get more on that, we will bring it to you straightaway.

:03:18.:03:22.

That is another prominent new intake member, Stephen Kinnock elected last

:03:23.:03:28.

year for Aberavon, and he has been quite prominent not least because of

:03:29.:03:32.

the steelworks in Port Talbot, which he has been involved in, trying to

:03:33.:03:36.

save them, because it is his local area. Stephen Kinnock saying that he

:03:37.:03:40.

supports the no-confidence motion in Jeremy Corbyn. More reaction coming

:03:41.:03:45.

through. I am going to hand over to Jane Hill on the green outside

:03:46.:03:49.

Parliament. We are going to take a few minutes

:03:50.:03:53.

to talk about the Conservative Party. Two grandees and not one from

:03:54.:03:59.

each side of the fence, with me, Malcolm Rifkind, former Foreign

:04:00.:04:02.

Secretary, and Bernard Jenkin. Bernard Jenkin, I was talking to

:04:03.:04:07.

another Conservative Outer earlier, who said he was still in shock. Is

:04:08.:04:14.

that how you feel? Is very hard to take in. I actually found myself in

:04:15.:04:18.

a hog with Iain Duncan Smith at about AM. We were elected at the

:04:19.:04:28.

beginning of the 1992 Parliament when we opposed the Maastricht

:04:29.:04:32.

Treaty and 25 years later we find that the conclusion of our campaign

:04:33.:04:37.

on the European question has concluded at this moment. But there

:04:38.:04:42.

is a great deal of water to pass under the bridge before we resolve a

:04:43.:04:46.

new relationship with our friends and allies. We may have time to talk

:04:47.:04:52.

about this. I am curious whether you approached the victory with any

:04:53.:04:56.

concerns about division in the country, the fact that Scotland,

:04:57.:05:00.

London, was so distinct from the rest of the country. I think is of

:05:01.:05:04.

concern. I think it was amplified by the way the Remain campaign were

:05:05.:05:10.

determined to reinforce it. The figures speak for themselves. They

:05:11.:05:15.

do, but it was a United Kingdom referendum. If Scotland had tipped

:05:16.:05:21.

the balance so that England was forced to stay in against its will

:05:22.:05:25.

because of Scotland, we would have accepted the result in England. So I

:05:26.:05:31.

think it is very important that Nicola Sturgeon is taken in good

:05:32.:05:39.

faith into the negotiations so that Scotland's voice is heard directly

:05:40.:05:44.

in any discussions with the EU about how we transition to our new status

:05:45.:05:47.

outside the European Union. And the other assemblies and, indeed, the

:05:48.:05:53.

other stakeholders, industry, the City and the parties that voted

:05:54.:05:58.

against leaving the EU. This needs to be a great exercise in

:05:59.:06:02.

collaboration and unification, the process of leaving the European

:06:03.:06:06.

Union. We need a period of unification? Inevitably, when you

:06:07.:06:14.

have had something as harsh as divisive as this referendum, like

:06:15.:06:17.

the Scottish referendum, which has the same features. Families were

:06:18.:06:21.

split, community 's work divide people said harsh things. Partly

:06:22.:06:28.

that was for impact and partly because they felt strongly. Having

:06:29.:06:33.

said that, although I was very saddened by the result, it was an

:06:34.:06:37.

extraordinary example of the democratic process at work. Over 30

:06:38.:06:41.

million British citizens changing history. Even though you might not

:06:42.:06:50.

agree with it. One of the reasons why he was yesterday was the result

:06:51.:06:55.

it was was when, for example, the single currency was introduced, the

:06:56.:07:00.

euro, in 15 European countries, not one occasion worthy people of those

:07:01.:07:04.

countries having a referendum to decide. It was decided by

:07:05.:07:07.

governments. Whether we like the result or are unhappy with it, what

:07:08.:07:12.

we can be proud of that we have shown ourselves to be a mature

:07:13.:07:18.

democracy that reaches decisions peacefully and allows the healing

:07:19.:07:22.

process to begin to work. And the healing process in your own party,

:07:23.:07:27.

because we have seen big cabinet hitters on both sides. You are quite

:07:28.:07:31.

right, but I'm quite relaxed about that. First of all, apart from

:07:32.:07:36.

Europe, there is no deep division in the Conservative Party on any other

:07:37.:07:42.

issue. But that has been the big one. Yes, and it has been resolved.

:07:43.:07:46.

The people have spoken. My side of the argument lost and we have

:07:47.:07:50.

accepted that people have voted. There is no point in the party being

:07:51.:07:54.

divided. Ask yourself, why is the Conservative Party the world's

:07:55.:08:00.

oldest surviving successful party, 300 years? Because we are not

:08:01.:08:05.

ideological. Winston Churchill once gave good advice to politicians. He

:08:06.:08:09.

said, in politics, you shouldn't commit suicide because you might

:08:10.:08:14.

live to regret it. Is it right that David Cameron is staying until

:08:15.:08:19.

October? It is a fact of life. That is as long as it takes for a

:08:20.:08:22.

Conservative leadership election to occur. Just look at the steps,

:08:23.:08:26.

several rounds of voting will take us into July and then to the end of

:08:27.:08:34.

the parliamentary term, and then you have got the summer period where

:08:35.:08:36.

they tour the country and then there is a ballot in September on the

:08:37.:08:40.

membership. That is the protracted process. I think there is a problem

:08:41.:08:46.

in saying, right, we are not going to do anything between now and

:08:47.:08:49.

October to address the EU relationship. The president of the

:08:50.:08:55.

commission this afternoon was saying, they want Britain to get on

:08:56.:08:59.

with it. We don't want us hanging around to destabilise their

:09:00.:09:03.

arrangements. They want certainty, and I think we should be able to do

:09:04.:09:07.

this more quickly. I think much work could be done at official level,

:09:08.:09:11.

civil servants talking to officials and laying the ground so that, when

:09:12.:09:15.

a new leader comes in, the guts of the preparation have been done by

:09:16.:09:18.

what they call the shoppers. We could leave the European Union quite

:09:19.:09:25.

quickly and everything could be addressed at our leisure. -- what

:09:26.:09:36.

they called the sherpas. We shouldn't do the article 15 that

:09:37.:09:40.

binds us into an EU process that has been rejected by voters. The mayor

:09:41.:09:46.

of Calais has said that they want the Le Touquet Tweety renegotiated.

:09:47.:09:53.

Luckily, it is agreed between the governments of France and the UK.

:09:54.:10:00.

Bernard Cazenove, a minister in France, made it clear a few months

:10:01.:10:03.

ago that he thought it would be mad to try and move the border from

:10:04.:10:07.

Calais to the British side of the channel. I am not as optimistic as

:10:08.:10:13.

Bernard. Let's be optimistic, because we want the Tweety to

:10:14.:10:18.

continue. It is mostly to our advantage. Let me finish. It is

:10:19.:10:24.

their advantage. That's what Bernard Cazenove said. I think it is very

:10:25.:10:29.

much more to our advantage is that people who are trying to get into

:10:30.:10:31.

Britain and not entitled to don't Britain and not entitled to don't

:10:32.:10:35.

get past France. We must leave it there. Thank you very much for being

:10:36.:10:40.

with us here at Westminster. Continuing coverage, and much more

:10:41.:10:47.

from here and College Green on BBC News all day, after what has been a

:10:48.:10:52.

dramatic 24 hours. Let's just remind ourselves of some of the most

:10:53.:10:57.

memorable moments of an extremely memorable day. At 20 minutes to

:10:58.:11:02.

five, we can now say the decision taken in 1975 by this country to

:11:03.:11:06.

join the Common Market has been reversed by this referendum to leave

:11:07.:11:13.

the EU. CHEERING

:11:14.:11:20.

It's a victory for ordinary people, decent people. It's a victory

:11:21.:11:24.

against the big merchant banks, against big businesses and against

:11:25.:11:29.

big politics. I'm proud of everybody who had the courage, in the face of

:11:30.:11:33.

all the threats, everything they were told, they had the guts to

:11:34.:11:39.

stand up and to do the right thing. Inevitably there will be a period of

:11:40.:11:42.

uncertainty and adjustment. We will not hesitate to take any additional

:11:43.:11:52.

measures required to do our responsibility as the UK moves

:11:53.:11:56.

forward. I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship

:11:57.:11:59.

over the coming weeks and months but I do not think it would be right for

:12:00.:12:04.

me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next

:12:05.:12:08.

destination. I am proud of Scotland and how we voted yesterday. You

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proved that we are a modern, outward looking, open and inclusive country,

:12:15.:12:18.

and we said clearly that we do not want to leave the European Union. I

:12:19.:12:22.

believe the British people have spoken up for democracy. In Britain

:12:23.:12:30.

and across Europe. And I think we can be very proud of the result.

:12:31.:12:46.

It has been an interesting spell of weather, up and down through the

:12:47.:12:52.

weekend as well. Sunny for some, wet for others. A delightful picture in

:12:53.:12:57.

Derbyshire taken earlier on, but the fluffy clouds here have been

:12:58.:13:01.

replaced by an ominous shower clouds elsewhere. Some thunderstorms

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developed as we went through the day, some heavy, torrential

:13:05.:13:07.

downpours in places. The lightning flashing away this afternoon and

:13:08.:13:13.

some particularly intense storms across the Highlands of Scotland.

:13:14.:13:16.

Some other places have avoided the showers entirely. The showers will

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continue into the evening before gradually fading away. For many of

:13:22.:13:25.

us, they will keep going across Scotland and other western parts of

:13:26.:13:29.

the mainland. A fresh night out there. In some rural spots,

:13:30.:13:34.

temperatures down to single figures. It could be bright and sunny where

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you are, particularly more central and eastern parts. Already showers

:13:39.:13:43.

out west and very murky across the far north-east of Scotland. Showers

:13:44.:13:48.

will develop quite widely, like today, but the distribution will be

:13:49.:13:53.

different. I think you will see an ounce of dry weather in Wales and

:13:54.:13:56.

western England. Touch and go for Glastonbury. Much of the showers

:13:57.:14:03.

should be further east. Some heavy downpours, quite torrential.

:14:04.:14:06.

Northern Ireland is doing OK, mainly dry through the afternoon. Some

:14:07.:14:12.

heavy downpours in Scotland. Misty and cool in the far north-east. On

:14:13.:14:17.

Sunday, we can see a weather system pushing in from the Atlantic. That

:14:18.:14:22.

will spread rain into the more north-western parts. Turning wet

:14:23.:14:27.

across Northern Ireland and that rain pushing into western Scotland

:14:28.:14:30.

and western parts of England and Wales through the second half of the

:14:31.:14:34.

day. Further east, the dry weather hold on. Some decent temperatures in

:14:35.:14:39.

the south-east. That system will make its way down towards the

:14:40.:14:44.

south-east. It brightens up, some sunshine for many of us through

:14:45.:14:49.

Monday. Just the odd shower. Is the weather settling down? Oh, no. As we

:14:50.:14:54.

look towards the middle of next week, things turn increasingly

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unsettled. We are all going to see some spells of rain in some of that

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could be pretty heavy. A moment of history as the UK votes

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to leave the European Union. There was jubilation

:15:17.:15:19.

for activists in the Leave camp But the Remain camp called

:15:20.:15:21.

the outcome a catastrophe as it suffered lower-than-expected support

:15:22.:15:25.

across swathes of the Midlands This morning a visibly emotional

:15:26.:15:27.

David Cameron stood here outside Number 10 with his wife Samantha

:15:28.:15:35.

to announce that he'll step I will do everything I can

:15:36.:15:37.

as Prime Minister to steady the ship But I do not think it would be right

:15:38.:15:42.

for me to try to be the captain that steers our country

:15:43.:15:49.

to its next destination. His main rival from the Vote Leave

:15:50.:15:52.

camp, Boris Johnson, hails a "glorious opportunity"

:15:53.:15:55.

for the UK, but pays tribute I've known David Cameron for a very

:15:56.:15:59.

long time and I believe he's been one of the most extraordinary

:16:00.:16:05.

politicians of our age. The FTSE 100 plunged

:16:06.:16:12.

after the result became clear, The Chancellor and the Bank

:16:13.:16:15.

of England say they're monitoring And questions for the future

:16:16.:16:19.

of the UK too, as Nicola Sturgeon uses Scotland's overwhelming vote

:16:20.:16:25.

to remain to raise the possibility of another referendum

:16:26.:16:30.

on Scottish independence. It is a significant and material

:16:31.:16:34.

change in circumstances, and it is therefore a statement

:16:35.:16:37.

of the obvious that the option of a second referendum

:16:38.:16:40.

must be on the table. The vote has already

:16:41.:16:45.

claimed the scalp of And I live at Westminster, where we

:16:46.:16:56.

are continuing to get reaction politicians of all parties to a

:16:57.:16:58.

momentous 24 hours. After more than 40 years,

:16:59.:17:15.

Britain has voted decisively to end its membership

:17:16.:17:19.

of the European Union. Within hours, David Cameron

:17:20.:17:22.

announced he would be standing He said he'd stay in Number 10

:17:23.:17:26.

for the next few months but that the country

:17:27.:17:35.

required fresh leadership. He said he would step down in

:17:36.:17:41.

October. Boris Johnson, who campaigned

:17:42.:17:44.

for a Leave vote, said the UK now had a "glorious opportunity"

:17:45.:17:47.

to pass its own laws, set its own taxes and find its voice

:17:48.:17:49.

in the world again. Senior figures in the European Union

:17:50.:17:52.

have called on the UK to act on the vote and leave the EU

:17:53.:17:56.

as soon as possible. Let's take a closer look

:17:57.:18:00.

at the final result, which shows that Leave

:18:01.:18:05.

secured its victory by a margin In total 17.4 million people voted

:18:06.:18:08.

for the UK to leave the EU. That compares with the 16.1 million

:18:09.:18:13.

voters who wanted to remain. More than 72% of those

:18:14.:18:17.

who were eligible to vote did so. In England more than 15 million

:18:18.:18:22.

people voted for the UK to leave the European Union -

:18:23.:18:26.

13.2 million people backed Remain. In Scotland, every voting area came

:18:27.:18:32.

out in favour of Remain ? 62% of Scottish voters backed Remain

:18:33.:18:36.

with 38% backing a Leave vote. In Wales, Leave won over 52%

:18:37.:18:41.

of the vote and secured the most votes in all but five

:18:42.:18:48.

of the 22 counting areas. In Northern Ireland,

:18:49.:18:52.

which shares a land border with the European Union,

:18:53.:18:59.

voters backed Remain with 55% of voters choosing

:19:00.:19:00.

to stay in the EU. We'll have all the reaction

:19:01.:19:10.

from Westminster, the City and from Europe, but first,

:19:11.:19:14.

our political correspondent Carole Walker reports

:19:15.:19:16.

on the dramatic events so far. The people have voted

:19:17.:19:22.

for a new destiny for Britain. This means that the UK has voted

:19:23.:19:27.

to leave the European Union. It is a decision few predicted

:19:28.:19:30.

at the start of this campaign, a decision which has forced

:19:31.:19:34.

the Prime Minister out of office. There was no hiding the emotion

:19:35.:19:38.

as David Cameron, with his wife, The British people have voted

:19:39.:19:41.

to leave the European Union He had fought and lost the battle

:19:42.:19:48.

to persuade the country to stay I fought this campaign in the only

:19:49.:19:54.

way I know how which is to say directly and passionately

:19:55.:20:01.

what I think and feel, But the British people have made

:20:02.:20:06.

a very clear decision to take a different path and as such,

:20:07.:20:13.

I think the country requires fresh leadership to take

:20:14.:20:18.

it in this direction. I will do everything I can

:20:19.:20:22.

as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months,

:20:23.:20:26.

but I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain

:20:27.:20:30.

that steers our country From the moment the results starting

:20:31.:20:34.

coming in, just after midnight, The total number of votes cast

:20:35.:20:39.

in favour of Leave was 82,000. By the end of the night,

:20:40.:20:49.

Leave had won a clean sweep across the north of England,

:20:50.:20:51.

the Midlands, the east London was the only region

:20:52.:20:54.

of England to support The result in Flintshire reflected

:20:55.:21:00.

the outcome across Wales. But Northern Ireland voted

:21:01.:21:07.

to remain in the EU, and Sinn Fein said it

:21:08.:21:15.

intensifies the case for a vote on whether Northern Ireland should

:21:16.:21:17.

leave the United Kingdom. Any decision to take us out of

:21:18.:21:30.

Europe is a big deal. It is a big crisis and we have to face the

:21:31.:21:32.

reality that it is a crisis. And Scotland, as expected,

:21:33.:21:34.

voted by a clear majority Scotland's First Minister said

:21:35.:21:36.

it was democratically unacceptable for it to be taken out of the EU

:21:37.:21:39.

against its will. Scotland does now

:21:40.:21:43.

face that prospect. It is a significant and material

:21:44.:21:46.

change in circumstances and it is therefore,

:21:47.:21:49.

a statement of the obvious that the option of a second

:21:50.:21:52.

referendum must be on the table But at Westminster, jubilant Leave

:21:53.:21:56.

campaigners have been celebrating. Nigel Farage said he was thrilled

:21:57.:22:03.

that the country had decided to break free

:22:04.:22:06.

from what he called a failing, 17 million people have said we must

:22:07.:22:10.

leave the European Union. A Government that

:22:11.:22:15.

gets on with the job. A Government that begins

:22:16.:22:22.

the renegotiation of Boris Johnson struggled

:22:23.:22:24.

through the throng at his home. Then paid tribute to

:22:25.:22:31.

the Prime Minister for his bravery in giving

:22:32.:22:33.

the British people their say. I believe we now have

:22:34.:22:36.

a glorious opportunity. We can pass our laws

:22:37.:22:39.

and set our taxes entirely according We can control our own borders

:22:40.:22:44.

in a way that is not discriminatory but fair and balanced and take

:22:45.:22:51.

the wind out of the sails But in the City, shares plunged

:22:52.:22:58.

and the pound fell dramatically despite all the attempts

:22:59.:23:00.

at reassurance from political leaders and the Bank of England

:23:01.:23:02.

which promised to take whatever measures were necessary

:23:03.:23:05.

to support the economy. And there are now questions over

:23:06.:23:08.

the future of the Labour leader, who has been blamed for a lacklustre

:23:09.:23:11.

campaign to remain in the EU which failed to convince

:23:12.:23:15.

many Labour supporters. Clearly, there are some very

:23:16.:23:18.

difficult days ahead. The value of the pound has already

:23:19.:23:21.

fallen and there will therefore be job consequences as a result

:23:22.:23:25.

of this decision. REPORTER: The Prime

:23:26.:23:28.

Minister has resigned. Now two senior Labour MPs

:23:29.:23:30.

have tabled a motion of no confidence in Mr

:23:31.:23:42.

Corbyn's leadership. I think Jeremy Corbyn should resign

:23:43.:23:44.

as leader of the Labour Party. This was a test of leadership,

:23:45.:23:46.

the European referendum campaign. He was very half-hearted

:23:47.:23:49.

in the leadership he gave But the Shadow Chancellor dismissed

:23:50.:24:07.

the move. About of no confidence is in expression of the views of the

:24:08.:24:10.

party, if people want to challenge him there will be a leadership

:24:11.:24:14.

challenge, there will be an election and I think he will wind it again.

:24:15.:24:16.

For Britain, for Europe as the country embarks

:24:17.:24:20.

on a new and uncertain future outside the EU

:24:21.:24:23.

With me is our chief political correspondent, Vicki Young.

:24:24.:24:35.

We have just been told that Donald Tusk, the president of the European

:24:36.:24:44.

Council, will convene a summit on Wednesday without the UK, that is

:24:45.:24:49.

underlining the scale of what has happened. The reality ticking and

:24:50.:24:56.

quickly, although we know this process will take years, we haven't

:24:57.:25:00.

even got on the first step of the journey, these things are already

:25:01.:25:05.

heading home and thinking back to when David Cameron first promised

:25:06.:25:08.

that referendum, he had no idea it would end like this, but the way

:25:09.:25:13.

Britain trades, talks to the world, the way we travel, all those things

:25:14.:25:19.

will change and we do not know in what way, and LinkedIn with all

:25:20.:25:25.

that, importantly for Britain and the UK is that Nicola Sturgeon today

:25:26.:25:30.

said explicitly that a second referendum on Scottish referendum --

:25:31.:25:37.

independent is now likely. One Conservative MP said there would be

:25:38.:25:40.

an earthquake on weapon states and all the pieces would go in the air

:25:41.:25:45.

and that has been the case. Underlining the size of the decision

:25:46.:25:51.

and consequences for the UK, let's talk about the consequences for more

:25:52.:25:57.

than one party leader. David Cameron announcing his resignation, it was

:25:58.:26:02.

impossible for him to carry on, he will stay for three months but we

:26:03.:26:07.

are now in a conservative leadership contest and after a night when

:26:08.:26:11.

millions of people have voted on this huge issue, now Tory party

:26:12.:26:16.

members will choose our next Prime Minister. Many people think that

:26:17.:26:21.

will lead to weight general election, and that has got Labour

:26:22.:26:26.

MPs twitchy. They have known since the last election that in many

:26:27.:26:31.

Northern seats, Welsh seats where Labour have had a stronghold, Ukip

:26:32.:26:36.

have been snapping at their heels, so they are rattled, some art

:26:37.:26:42.

calling on Jeremy Corbyn to go, next week they both have a vote of no

:26:43.:26:47.

confidence in him. Boris Johnson today did not sound ecstatic about

:26:48.:26:51.

victory, he was keen to bring some harmony to what has been a divisive

:26:52.:26:56.

concept -- contest, many people are concerned about divisions in the

:26:57.:27:02.

country and he was there making his bid to be the next Prime Minister,

:27:03.:27:06.

but we will have to see who were mergers on that ballot paper. And

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thank you, Vicki Young. When the result came through this morning,

:27:12.:27:16.

right away the financial markets react did in the tricky volatile

:27:17.:27:22.

way. The pound was plunging, the markets were responding with alarm,

:27:23.:27:28.

but there has been some adjustment during the day. Let's join Victoria

:27:29.:27:34.

frets at the Bank of England. Bring us up to date with what has

:27:35.:27:42.

happened. In terms of the markets, the first reverberations were felt

:27:43.:27:47.

in the heart of the City of London. We saw sterling plunged 10%

:27:48.:27:51.

overnight. We have seen some uptake since then, it is done about 8.5%

:27:52.:27:58.

now, a 30 year low against the dollar. We have seen currency

:27:59.:28:04.

volatility across the board. In terms of the equity markets, we saw

:28:05.:28:11.

the FTSE 100 down at the beginning of trade, house-builders almost 40%

:28:12.:28:15.

down at the start of the day. Banks and retailers have since ticked up a

:28:16.:28:21.

little but they are still pummelled as a result of what we saw today.

:28:22.:28:26.

The FTSE 100 not doing as badly as the FTSE 250 because within the FTSE

:28:27.:28:31.

100 are lots of international countries like GS K and that is seen

:28:32.:28:38.

as a defence of play against what is going on with this vote, so

:28:39.:28:42.

volatility on the markets and interesting that the first thing

:28:43.:28:47.

Governor Mark Carney and the Bank of England did was to try to calm the

:28:48.:28:51.

markets, and it seemed to have some facts. He talked about how well

:28:52.:28:57.

capitalised the banks are, he said the assets are strong and liquid and

:28:58.:29:03.

he is ready to provide 250 billion of additional funding of required

:29:04.:29:08.

that the story of today has been what has happened in terms of

:29:09.:29:12.

sterling and policy response will be determined by the volatility in the

:29:13.:29:16.

value of the pound in the months to come. Victoria, thank you. The

:29:17.:29:27.

decision has prompted many questions about funding across the UK. We will

:29:28.:29:32.

talk about Scotland and the prospect of a second referendum on in the

:29:33.:29:38.

hundreds. In Wales, undisguised alarm in the Welsh government at the

:29:39.:29:42.

prospect of EU funding disappearing and what that means for the Welsh

:29:43.:29:48.

economy. The First Minister was alarmed by the prospects speaking

:29:49.:29:53.

earlier. Let's join Thomas Morgan to hear more about the reaction in

:29:54.:29:59.

Wales. Carwyn Jones speaking here earlier this morning, he said there

:30:00.:30:03.

would need to be some discussion of the Barnett formula, the way Wales

:30:04.:30:09.

is funded from Westminster, now we have left the EU, as Wales get so

:30:10.:30:15.

much funding from Europe, as we are one of the poorest areas of the UK.

:30:16.:30:21.

Many of those areas are in the valleys, they are Labour strongholds

:30:22.:30:25.

and they voted for Brexit in this referendum. Carwyn Jones key to try

:30:26.:30:32.

to find a way to get more funding from Westminster now that funding

:30:33.:30:37.

has gone. If we have a look at the whole of Wales that footed, 17 of 22

:30:38.:30:44.

constituencies voted for Brexit. There has been some criticism of the

:30:45.:30:50.

Remain campaign here, Plaid Cymru and Lib Dems were campaigning for a

:30:51.:30:54.

Remain vote but some have said they left it too late and they should

:30:55.:30:58.

have realised that after last month's Assembly elections when

:30:59.:31:02.

seventh Ukip members were allowed in here, they should have realised

:31:03.:31:07.

there was a strong vote for Brexit and they could have done or, but

:31:08.:31:11.

Carwyn Jones fearing or future funding for Wales and also

:31:12.:31:16.

commenting there could be fears for jobs in Wales. Thomas, thank you for

:31:17.:31:26.

the latest response in Cardiff. I mentioned Nicola Sturgeon's response

:31:27.:31:30.

today in Scotland, let's join Gavin as in Edinburgh. There is no boat

:31:31.:31:36.

all the parties agree this photo has been a game changer but they don't

:31:37.:31:42.

agree what the game now is. We heard Nicola Sturgeon say it is

:31:43.:31:46.

democratically unacceptable to take Scotland out of the EU without it

:31:47.:31:51.

having voted for it, but what will she do about a second independence

:31:52.:31:56.

referendum because she is moving cautiously, as if she loses that

:31:57.:32:02.

then maybe independence will be off the map for a long time. The Labour

:32:03.:32:07.

Party in Scotland also has its problems and we are joined by Kenzie

:32:08.:32:15.

Dugdale Enda Glasgow studio. A number of Labour people now feel

:32:16.:32:20.

Jeremy Corbyn's leadership has been disastrous for the party. Do you

:32:21.:32:24.

think you have confidence in the leader of the Labour Party? I'm the

:32:25.:32:30.

leader of the Scottish Labour Party and I am reflecting on what is

:32:31.:32:34.

happening as a consequence of the European vote overnight, but that

:32:35.:32:40.

means for independence for Scotland, what that means for jobs and E, May.

:32:41.:32:45.

Does that mean you have no confidence? I am far more concerned

:32:46.:32:52.

about what the reality of coming out of Europe means for working families

:32:53.:32:57.

than about the internal problems the Labour Party may face. This is real

:32:58.:33:03.

and serious and I am angry and upset about Scotland being pulled out of

:33:04.:33:07.

the EU and I am furious at the Tories. This is a referendum that

:33:08.:33:14.

didn't need to happen. It started 18 months ago, the day after the

:33:15.:33:17.

Scottish independence referendum, when David Cameron embarked on

:33:18.:33:23.

English votes for English laws, and Ruth Davidson ran a dishonest

:33:24.:33:28.

campaign saying only Tories could protect the union. Jeremy Corbyn's

:33:29.:33:35.

and leadership is surely in question now, is it not? I do not believe so.

:33:36.:33:42.

The Labour Party has produced a strong vote for Remain in many parts

:33:43.:33:47.

of the country, the Tory vote is split and that has led to a divided

:33:48.:33:53.

result. The Tories are responsible for this referendum. They have

:33:54.:33:58.

divided this country and are not in a position to steal it. I want to be

:33:59.:34:04.

part of the UK and part of Europe and the Tories are forcing me to

:34:05.:34:09.

choose between those two things, it is dishonest and thousands of people

:34:10.:34:14.

in Scotland are angry at them. If you have to choose between those

:34:15.:34:19.

things, which would you choose? Would you rather see an independent

:34:20.:34:24.

Scotland in the EU or not, would you change your vote on independence?

:34:25.:34:28.

The Labour Party's manifesto approved by the party said we would

:34:29.:34:34.

rule out a second independence referendum in the next Parliament.

:34:35.:34:39.

We will not change that position but on the question of independence, if

:34:40.:34:45.

we revisit this argument, some of those fundamental questions we faced

:34:46.:34:49.

in 2014 about currency, the money we would use, are even greater now, so

:34:50.:34:55.

if there will be an overwhelming argument for a new independence

:34:56.:35:00.

debate, the answers to those questions have to be found and that

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is for the First Minister and those who believe in the yes case, but we

:35:06.:35:10.

are now wait with two sets of chaos. The idea of Scotland and the UK are

:35:11.:35:15.

leaving the EU and did devastating effect that has had on families and

:35:16.:35:20.

markets today, and the chaos of Scotland then withdraw from the UK,

:35:21.:35:25.

we need some breathing space, some camp to fully digest this response

:35:26.:35:31.

and what it needs but I could do with an apology from the Tories as

:35:32.:35:42.

well. Thank you, Kezia Dugdale. The Conservatives have their own

:35:43.:35:47.

problems. Ruth Davidson has got big questions are about who she will

:35:48.:35:49.

support in a future leadership contest and what the Scottish

:35:50.:35:56.

Conservative Party's ruled will be within the national party.

:35:57.:36:03.

Thank you, Gavin. That is Scotland, we have discussed where else, its

:36:04.:36:09.

Northern Ireland a different dimension because it has a land

:36:10.:36:14.

border with another EU member state, which adds another there of

:36:15.:36:19.

complexity to the debate. That's join Chris Buckler in Newry with

:36:20.:36:26.

some thoughts on the response. Like Scotland, Northern Ireland did vote

:36:27.:36:31.

for a Remain but it is a UK wide vote that matters and people are

:36:32.:36:35.

having to address those questions like what will happen to the border.

:36:36.:36:40.

Could there be a return of customs checkpoints? That matters any lace

:36:41.:36:47.

like your rate -- a place like Newry, lots of cross-border routes,

:36:48.:36:51.

people accept pounds or Euro and custom from either side of the

:36:52.:36:58.

border. Today Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster, one of

:36:59.:37:04.

the big voices in the Leave campaign, said there was an

:37:05.:37:09.

opportunity for the economy but Republicans see an opportunity as

:37:10.:37:13.

well, Sinn Fein are seeing the push in Scotland for a second

:37:14.:37:17.

independence referendum and Martin McGuinness said he would like to see

:37:18.:37:23.

a border poll referendum on a united Ireland taking place here. There has

:37:24.:37:28.

been one immediate consequence of the vote today, there are Northern

:37:29.:37:34.

Ireland because of the Good Friday Agreement people are entitled to

:37:35.:37:37.

dual citizenship as both British and Irish, and a British and Irish

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passport. To date in a number of places, including unionist areas,

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there has been a rush for applications for Irish passports. It

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is an interesting result because an Irish passport will Remain an EU

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passport. Thank you, Chris Buckler with the latest on the situation in

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Northern Ireland. We had a response this afternoon from the Polish

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ambassador to the UK, we will hear from him soon, expressing regret

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that respecting the decision, and representing the view of lots of

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other European states who have not hidden their disappointment but site

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they respect the outcome and they want the transition to be smooth and

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as quick as possible. For more on the impact that

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Britain's decision will have on the remaining EU member states,

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let's turn to Matthew Amroliwala, You used that phrase and we have

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heard it so many times from EU leaders, careful in their language

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and repeating they regret the decision but respect that. We heard

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it from EC President Jean-Claude Yunker, but he went on to get to the

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nub of it with some difficult decisions because he said any delay

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would prolong the uncertainty, we have rules to deal with this in an

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orderly way because there is a consensus under that moderate

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language, determination to get on with the negotiations for a Brexit.

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As Martin Short said today, Leave is Leave and now the European bigwigs

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want to get on with negotiating that -- Martin Shultz. That is different

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to the timeline set out by David Cameron, so immediately you get a

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sense of the tension this decision has caused. Matthew, thank you, with

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the latest in Brussels were the European Commission is waste and

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where they are looking at the plans and complexity of those plans. I

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mentioned there is a summit next week, Donald Tusk has already said

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the 27 member states will meet next Wednesday, not 28th because Britain

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will not take part in that session to discuss the way ahead. I spoke to

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the Polish ambassador to London earlier and I asked him to explain

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to me what the Polish community's reaction to the result had been. We

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have always said we respect any kind of democratic verdict of the British

:40:33.:40:36.

electorate and this is what happened, so we are unhappy, we

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regret we will lose the UK at the table in the EU, the UK has always

:40:44.:40:52.

resented similar views to my country, so this is a loss but we

:40:53.:40:58.

respect that and we hope now that negotiations will be mutually

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beneficial and they will also lead to the respect of the acquired

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rights of people from Poland who were here contributing to the

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prosperity of this country. You followed the campaign closely and I

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wonder what you made of the fact that immigration became such a

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dominant feature of the campaign in the closing weeks. I think there

:41:23.:41:28.

were a lot of misconceptions. I'd then the decision to open the labour

:41:29.:41:33.

market in 2004 was an excellent decision for this country because a

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lot of people came there and they work for hospitals in the NHS, old

:41:39.:41:45.

peoples homes, restaurants and hotels in the of London, so they

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contribute to the prosperity of this country, they pay taxes, they do not

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misused the system and they tried to integrate as well as possible. In

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your contact with Polish people in the UK in the last 24 hours, our

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people concerned about their own positions? Yes, very concerned that

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what we tell our citizens is that first of all Britain will have to

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present a letter with Article 50 explaining what Britain is going to

:42:20.:42:25.

do, how to start negotiations with the EU, and then for at least two

:42:26.:42:31.

years Britain will be juicy yet, so for at least two wonder half years

:42:32.:42:35.

Britain will stay in the EU so nothing will change. The response

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from the Polish ambassador to the UK, talking to me and summarising

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the response from Poland and a few other European member states.

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Coverage continues here on the BBC News Channel and in half an hour we

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will have BBC News At Six with Fiona here in Downing Street, but in the

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meantime on the sunny evening, let's get the latest weather.

:43:05.:43:10.

Sunshine in Downing Street and for some of us back home, but not for

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all, it has been sunny one minute, web the next. We have had heavy

:43:17.:43:22.

downpours across Northern and western parts of the UK, the

:43:23.:43:28.

majority have caught a shower at some stage, most intense across

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Scotland, they will linger into the night across the heart of Scotland,

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one to keeping going across western parts of England and Wales but many

:43:37.:43:43.

places turning dry, a fresh night with rural spots' was, so they

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cooled tart to Saturday, some showers dotted around and they will

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be widespread in the afternoon. If you stayed dry today you might get a

:43:53.:43:59.

downpour on Saturday and vice versa. Increasing amounts of showers across

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central and eastern areas but brightening up further west,

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Northern Ireland not doing too badly. Looking ahead it stays

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unsettled with room for all of us over the next few days. -- with rain

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for all of us. This is BBC News -

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you're watching a special EU referendum programme with me Jane

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Hill. The United Kingdom is digesting

:45:22.:45:28.

the implications of the decision to leave the European Union

:45:29.:45:30.

after four decades. The Leave campaign won last night's

:45:31.:45:32.

referendum by 52% to 48%. David Cameron - who campaigned hard

:45:33.:45:42.

to remain in the EU - has announced he is stepping down

:45:43.:45:45.

as Prime Minister. He says fresh leadership is needed

:45:46.:45:47.

to negotiate the UK's exit. I will do everything I can as Prime

:45:48.:45:58.

Minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months. But I do

:45:59.:46:03.

not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers

:46:04.:46:09.

our country to its next destination. A leading figure in the exit

:46:10.:46:13.

campaign Boris Johnson pays tribute to the outgoing Prime Minister as

:46:14.:46:16.

one of the most extraordinary politicians of our age, but hailed

:46:17.:46:22.

the Leave victory as a glorious opportunity for the UK.

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I believe we have the glorious opportunity now. We can pass our

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laws, set our taxes according to the needs of the UK economy. We can

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control our own borders in a way that is not discriminatory.

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There are questions for the future of the UK too -

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as Nicola Sturgeon used Scotland's overwhelming vote to remain -

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to raise the possibility of another referendum on Scottish independence.

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It is a significant and material change in circumstances, and it is

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therefore a statement of the obvious that the option of a second

:46:58.:46:59.

referendum must be on the table. Senior figures in the European Union

:47:00.:47:02.

have called on the UK to act on the referendum vote to leave

:47:03.:47:05.

the EU as soon as possible, not wanting lengthy separation

:47:06.:47:08.

negotiations to prolong uncertainty. Sterling suffered its biggest ever

:47:09.:47:15.

one-day fall and billions of pounds were wiped off the value of British

:47:16.:47:18.

companies on the stock market. Share prices on Wall Street have

:47:19.:47:21.

also fallen in the wake Hello and good afternoon from

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Westminster. After that seismic vote, political reaction is

:47:43.:47:45.

continuing to filter through this afternoon, both to the decision to

:47:46.:47:51.

leave the EU and to the Prime Minister's announcement of his

:47:52.:47:52.

resignation. I can speak to Labour MP Cat Smith

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who backed the Remain campaign. She is the MP for Lancaster and

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Fleetwood. Good afternoon, Kat Smith, I hope

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you can hear me where you are. -- Cat Smith.. Let's talk about the

:48:19.:48:22.

no-confidence letter about your leader Jeremy Corbyn. Does he take

:48:23.:48:26.

some responsibility for the result of this vote? Well, I would say that

:48:27.:48:32.

all MPs in the Parliamentary Labour Party do have the right to table a

:48:33.:48:36.

motion of no-confidence in the leader, of course, but I don't think

:48:37.:48:41.

it's deserved in this case, Jeremy Corbyn campaign flat-out for a

:48:42.:48:45.

Remain vote, as did the vast majority of the Parliament we Labour

:48:46.:48:48.

Party and Labour MPs up and down the country who worked hard.

:48:49.:48:52.

Unfortunately what we campaign for wasn't to be but we respect the

:48:53.:48:57.

outcome of the referendum and going forwards we need a united Labour

:48:58.:49:01.

Party defending the best interests frankly of working people in this

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country. With what we have seen on the news today it's important people

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can have security in their jobs, pensions and savings. Given the

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Conservative Party is in disarray that forces the Labour Party to

:49:13.:49:16.

unify and provide stability for the British public. John Spellar is

:49:17.:49:20.

among those who has just added his name to that. We've already heard

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from Stephen Tulloch. These are senior people supporting that, and

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you say he campaign flat-out but it was really only in the latter stages

:49:30.:49:34.

of the campaign that he was there as a leader, asking Labour voters to

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remain. That wasn't consistent throughout the campaign, and clearly

:49:40.:49:43.

a lot of members of your party feel that way. I disagree. I would say

:49:44.:49:50.

Jeremy Corbyn, from the moment he was elected as the leader of the

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Labour Party was very clear, he was leading a Labour Party campaigning

:49:55.:49:57.

for a remain vote in that referendum. Because so much of the

:49:58.:50:02.

media coverage was taken up with the blue on blue Conservative infighting

:50:03.:50:06.

it was very hard for the Labour leader to get the coverage of what

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he was doing up and down the country. I saw Jeremy's diary and

:50:10.:50:14.

every day he was working flat out for Remain and if that didn't come

:50:15.:50:18.

across in the media I would suggest that's not the of Jeremy Corbyn.

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We have talked a lot about the geographical breakdown of the vote,

:50:24.:50:29.

we talked a lot about Scotland and London. But it's clear that in many

:50:30.:50:37.

Labour heartlands, the North, the Midlands, Labour's core voters

:50:38.:50:41.

didn't follow the route that you and Jeremy Corbyn wanted to take, so

:50:42.:50:44.

what is going on there? Why did those people not follow what he said

:50:45.:50:49.

and what you are saying you wanted in that vote? Far more Labour voters

:50:50.:50:56.

came with the Labour leadership than the Tory voters went with the Tories

:50:57.:51:01.

on this matter. I think you are talking about the breakdown in

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voters. What was clear from this referendum is that young people, the

:51:05.:51:09.

under 50s, were voting for remain and older voters were more likely to

:51:10.:51:12.

turn up at the polling stations who have predominantly been voting for

:51:13.:51:17.

Brexit. Here at Glastonbury it's very clear speaking to people around

:51:18.:51:21.

the festival that there is a generation that feels quite hard

:51:22.:51:24.

done by by the outcome of this referendum and quite let down by

:51:25.:51:28.

politics as a whole and that is where the Labour Party under Jeremy

:51:29.:51:32.

Corbyn can reach out to a group of voters who have for a long time have

:51:33.:51:35.

felt they have had no stake in politics. Cat Smith. We will leave

:51:36.:51:43.

it there, the Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood. We were

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talking about the geographical breakdown.

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Let's give you a proper breakdown of how the

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We can see how the different parts of the UK voted yesterday.

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Christian Fraser has been looking through the numbers.

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Let me show you in a little more detail the numbers and final result

:51:59.:52:04.

across the four nations of the UK. We will start with England, shall

:52:05.:52:10.

we? You can see the turnout was very high, 28 million people voted across

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England, the highest turnout, 73%, since 1992, so nearly 25 years.

:52:16.:52:21.

Parts of the country that don't normally get involved in the

:52:22.:52:23.

political process coming out to vote, which has made a huge

:52:24.:52:27.

difference, as you can see in the central belts of England, and in

:52:28.:52:32.

this northern, Northwest area, where Labour are traditionally so strong.

:52:33.:52:37.

The isolated bits of yellow are the metropolitan areas, Liverpool,

:52:38.:52:39.

Manchester, the wealthier parts of Yorkshire, Leeds, Harrogate, and up

:52:40.:52:45.

here, Newcastle in the north-east, although not by as big a margin as

:52:46.:52:51.

Remain hoped-for up there. London almost overall in London went for

:52:52.:52:55.

Remain as we expected but not so across the south-east, big slugs of

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Kent also in blue. Let's have a look at the picture in Scotland because

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it's very different, all 32 voting areas going for Remain. The turnout

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was 2.8 million people in Scotland, slightly lower than the UK average,

:53:12.:53:15.

which may be because of the number of votes they've hard in the last

:53:16.:53:20.

few years, they've been to the polls four Times. Edinburgh, 74% for

:53:21.:53:27.

Remain, which opens at this whole discussion about a second

:53:28.:53:31.

independence vote in Scotland. Similar discussion now going on in

:53:32.:53:34.

Northern Ireland, were again they have voted for Remain. 790,000

:53:35.:53:41.

voters, it is a low turnout. This is an interesting area, one of the top

:53:42.:53:47.

five Remain areas in the UK. North Antrim not far away was one of the

:53:48.:53:53.

top Leave areas in the UK. Three out of four areas in hell fast going for

:53:54.:53:58.

Remain. Let me show you another picture again in Wales, just five of

:53:59.:54:05.

the 22 voting areas in Wales going for remain. Cardiff did that Swansea

:54:06.:54:12.

didn't. Some of the other key Labour areas, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport and

:54:13.:54:16.

carefully, going towards Leave. Let me show you for a second five areas

:54:17.:54:23.

that went for Leave in the country -- carefully. Boston in

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Lincolnshire, 75%. According to the 2011 census it had the biggest

:54:30.:54:36.

Eastern European migrants in England and Wales. Top of the pile. South

:54:37.:54:41.

Holland, Castle Point am a these areas have big support for Ukip,

:54:42.:54:46.

Great Yarmouth has a Ukip mayor. The top five in Remain, not altogether

:54:47.:54:50.

surprising in Gibraltar, almost universal support. The London

:54:51.:54:58.

boroughs of Lambeth, Hackney and Haringey and Foyle. This is called a

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heat map, the areas in darker blue, those are the areas that when most

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for Leave. In the east of the country, the East Riding of

:55:07.:55:08.

Yorkshire, we talked about Lincolnshire, Great Yarmouth down

:55:09.:55:13.

here, but other parts of the country as well, North Antrim over here in

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dark blue. This is a similar sort of map for Remain, the darker orange

:55:20.:55:23.

areas, the central belt of Scotland and central aisles and the Orkney

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Islands, and down here you have Cambridgeshire, London and then

:55:29.:55:33.

other little spots down here, bright and down at the bottom. That gives

:55:34.:55:37.

you a little picture of how the country was divided. We are also

:55:38.:55:40.

starting to see some information that maybe there was a generational

:55:41.:55:45.

split as well. We hope to season detail on that as the days go by but

:55:46.:55:50.

certainly younger people voting more for the Maine. If you want to look

:55:51.:55:54.

at the details they are on the website, www. Bbc.co.uk/ news. --

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Remain. In Hartlepool 70% of people wanted

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to leave the European Union. Fiona Trott has been

:56:07.:56:12.

meeting with some of them. In Hartlepool seven out of ten

:56:13.:56:18.

people backed the Brexit and the turnout was higher than in the

:56:19.:56:21.

General Election, so why do people want to leave? Money, money, more

:56:22.:56:29.

money, we paid more money in and get less out, the National Health

:56:30.:56:32.

Service is a leading point because of immigrants and the schools are at

:56:33.:56:36.

breaking point. More money for the NHS and British instead of these

:56:37.:56:41.

other countries. So you voted Leave, you don't know why? No. Do you think

:56:42.:56:50.

you are just fed up? I'm fed up of Cameron. I don't think Cameron has

:56:51.:56:54.

done anybody any favours. That's why most of the people voted Leave, more

:56:55.:57:01.

against him than anything really. How do you think your life will be

:57:02.:57:05.

improved by being out of Europe? I honestly don't know, I'll just have

:57:06.:57:10.

to wait and see. I think we should have stayed in and I'm really so

:57:11.:57:14.

Dummett upset about it. You are the only person I've met so far today

:57:15.:57:20.

that voted Remain. How do you feel? I feel awful, living in Hartlepool

:57:21.:57:24.

at the moment I want to leave, I want to leave the country and moved

:57:25.:57:28.

to Scotland. We are on our own and that is how it needs to stay, we are

:57:29.:57:33.

better on our own, the others will do the same. I'm not worried, one

:57:34.:57:38.

door closes and another opens, so that is my motto on the let's go for

:57:39.:57:43.

it. 9.4% of people in Hartlepool are unemployed and you get a real

:57:44.:57:47.

feeling that this was a protest vote. That's why many people are

:57:48.:57:49.

pleased with the referendum result and are pleased David Cameron is

:57:50.:57:51.

resigning. Robert Hall is in the Fenland town

:57:52.:57:57.

of Wisbech where more than 70% of the electorate voted

:57:58.:58:00.

for a withdrawal from the EU. Blue skies above Wisbech, at least

:58:01.:58:13.

for some of the time this afternoon and smiles at you much all of the

:58:14.:58:18.

time on the faces of the pro-Brexit voters this morning. Immigration is

:58:19.:58:22.

a big issue here. About a third of the town's population are from

:58:23.:58:25.

Eastern Europe, they've been arriving over the last ten years or

:58:26.:58:29.

so, Latvians, Lithuanians, Polish people. Those voices in the town

:58:30.:58:36.

square. People here say that immigration, the rush of new

:58:37.:58:39.

population has happened too fast, faster than local services can cope

:58:40.:58:43.

with. Talking to people that seems to me to be the main reason why

:58:44.:58:47.

people voted in the numbers that they did. It wasn't so much on the

:58:48.:58:51.

wider issues. Let's talk to a man who wasn't necessarily talking this

:58:52.:58:56.

morning, an estate agent in the town and a Remain voter. What were your

:58:57.:59:01.

thoughts this morning knowing the background to the voting here?

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Knowing the polls and when the polling stations closed, predicting

:59:07.:59:09.

a slight windfall Remain I was surprised when it moved the other

:59:10.:59:13.

way during the night. I mentioned local issues and gave a brief

:59:14.:59:18.

thumbnail sketch, is this fought on local issues? I think it has been

:59:19.:59:24.

fought on that, there is concern locally about the effects of

:59:25.:59:27.

immigration and being in Europe and the loss of control in terms of the

:59:28.:59:31.

day-to-day lives of people here. Not everyone holds the same view, but

:59:32.:59:35.

that has been the main concern that led to the vote going the way it

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has. I'm sure you have been sitting in your office, perhaps at home this

:59:41.:59:43.

morning wondering what happens now. What do your instincts tell you

:59:44.:59:46.

about the term that things might go in now? The big concern was the

:59:47.:59:53.

uncertainty that happens, we seem to have a vacuum, both economic and

:59:54.:59:57.

political vacuum for a period of time and uncertainty as to where the

:59:58.:00:01.

economy will go over the last 12 - 48 months as Brexit terms are

:00:02.:00:08.

negotiated. Do you see at Brexit vote as a solution for Wisbech and

:00:09.:00:13.

fenland? Loss of things influencing people to vote Brexit were not

:00:14.:00:17.

directly related to Europe. Europe has been far from perfect for this

:00:18.:00:21.

country and there has been too much red tape and too much control, but I

:00:22.:00:25.

think a lot of the things, immigration, immigrants will stay

:00:26.:00:28.

here because they are settled and have jobs locally and will probably

:00:29.:00:33.

remain even when we do leave the EU. We have been chatting about this all

:00:34.:00:37.

day. At the moment we are hearing strong voices out of Europe. Can you

:00:38.:00:41.

see that continuing, or will pragmatism creep in this matter it

:00:42.:00:46.

has put uncertainty in the minds Dummett minds in Europe in general

:00:47.:00:52.

and the threat to this country, business uncertainty and uncertainty

:00:53.:00:55.

with where interest rates go. In my business back and affect mortgages

:00:56.:00:59.

and things of that nature, and certainly on business investment

:01:00.:01:02.

because of interest rates. I think we've got to wait and see for a

:01:03.:01:07.

period to see if it stabilises and then where people are trying to lead

:01:08.:01:10.

us. Thank you for joining us. Wisbech and Fenland have cast their

:01:11.:01:16.

votes, but the real impact of that, none of us really know and the

:01:17.:01:19.

residents won't know for quite a while yet here.

:01:20.:01:28.

Robert Hall in Wisbech, thank you. The columnist for the Mail on Sunday

:01:29.:01:34.

Peter Hitchens is alongside me, Anushka Asthana, of the Guardian

:01:35.:01:39.

newspaper. Welcome both. Peter Hitchens, I've interviewed quite a

:01:40.:01:42.

few Outer voters who thought they would win, but they are still quite

:01:43.:01:49.

shocked. You are less shocked from what I've been reading. I thought

:01:50.:01:53.

for several weeks it would be an Outer vote on and as soon as I

:01:54.:01:58.

realised that the Labour vote, the working class vote, was swinging

:01:59.:02:03.

heavily for Outer I thought the company is on of them with the old

:02:04.:02:06.

Tories would win it and that is what happened. That is one of the key

:02:07.:02:10.

issues for you, the collapse for Labour? It is not the collapse for

:02:11.:02:16.

Labour, it is a reappearance. Their leader said I think you should vote

:02:17.:02:20.

in but they didn't. It's a reappearance of something that died,

:02:21.:02:24.

the old conservative patriot part of the Labour Party which has been

:02:25.:02:27.

suppressed and ignored by Blairites and the leadership for years and

:02:28.:02:33.

here it found a way to express itself also in a normal election it

:02:34.:02:36.

was loyal to Labour, at either didn't vote for Labour but not Tory,

:02:37.:02:42.

but on this case it could give a serious kicking to people it didn't

:02:43.:02:47.

like. It is extraordinary. I always thought there was a great

:02:48.:02:51.

possibility in this country for a coalition of that vote and the

:02:52.:02:53.

socially conservative Tories who have been similarly sidelined by

:02:54.:02:57.

their Blairite leadership, and it has happened so the Blairites are on

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the run, good for anyone's point of view. Anushka Asthana? Something

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clearly happened for the Labour Party, 210 plus of its MPs

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campaigning to stay in the EU and lots of people in the Labour

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heartlands voting out. I spent time recently around the country in the

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Labour heartlands talking about immigration and everywhere you went

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people were shouting for Out. I wasn't sure in the final few days

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that was the way the vote was going to go because I was back here and

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there was a mood and Downing Street were quite confident and they

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thought they would win. In the early hours of the morning the advisers in

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Downing Street, the Labour advisers were close to tears, they are

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absolutely devastated by what we have seen. That's really good to

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know that those people who have been systematically ignoring their own

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voters and supporters for so long and comical to see a political party

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for almost all of their MPs disagree so profoundly on an important issue

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with the voters. It's amazing this thing has been revealed that we have

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two political parties, the Conservatives and Labour Party, who

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disagree profoundly with more than half of the electorate on a 72%

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turnout. How come our major political parties are so completely

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out of touch with the people who keep them in office? It's amazing.

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If it is that fundamental... It is that fundamental. What ought to

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change? Both of those parties which are both political corpses prop each

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other up with their own rigor mortis collapse and be replaced by parties

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which reflect the real divisions in the country. That something that

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doesn't happen quickly. That is what ought to happen because it's the

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most important development. In the near future, starting with Labour,

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Jeremy Corbyn, we have the letter talking about no-confidence, John

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Spellar and Stephen Tulloch adding to that in the last hour, will he go

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next week? Could it be that quick? The recriminations are flying, we

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will have these at the PLP meeting on Monday, or it might be next week

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if they need longer -- Stephen Kinnock. You would suspect the

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majority of MPs will want him gone and the Labour membership disagrees.

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There is a fight over who is to blame, some Labour sources say

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Corbyn's aides were trying to sabotage the pro-EU campaign and his

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side say they tried really hard and were closer to what the public

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wanted. The thing we know is Jeremy Corbyn does not want to go anywhere

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and he will fight any attempt to depose him. It is not clear whether

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it is constitutionally accessible for them to try to remove him. It's

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not just about this referendum, some people wanted Jeremy Corbyn Don

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Foster what a while, MPs, and what they say or feel is they cannot win

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a General Election with him as a leader and they don't want to lose

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their jobs, clearly eager to please. They cannot win a General Election

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without him either, that's the problem. The parliament we Labour

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Party want to get rid of Jeremy Corbyn, that is what they spend

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their lives doing, they have almost no other form of activity but this

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is just another pretext. Jeremy Corbyn is closer to the Labour

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voters on this than they are. Well... In truth he's been Dummett

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against the European Union for most of his career and truer to the

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voters than they are. Why don't they all resign? They've just established

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beyond doubt that they don't speak for their own voters. Let's talk

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about the Conservative Party. Yes, let's! I dislike them even more!

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This is where it all began, David Cameron promised a referendum and

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that has lost him his job, or it will do come October. These big

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beasts of the Cabinet who are so split, what happens? Do they work

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together? This is a dead party, it's just proved beyond doubt that this

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party does not speak for its own voters. But for now it is in

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government, what does it do for the next few months? It is there by

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virtue of broadcasting rules which give it the prominence it doesn't

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deserve with money supplied to it by various dodgy billionaires. It has

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no true popular support. What we need now is a General Election in

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which the two parties which have formed in a sort of ghostly fashion

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in the past few weeks, the exit and remain parties fight each other

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because they much more truly represent the division in this

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country than the Tory and Labour parties which are almost the same

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thing, both Blairites and they agree with each other far more than they

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disagree with each other and we have established that both of those

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parties disagree with the people. Maybe they will want you instead.

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May be, they certainly don't want the two main parties. We have to

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leave it there. Thank you for now, plenty more to come, including over

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the weekend, I'm sure. Thank you for joining us. Just to tell you that

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coming up at 7pm this evening you can see a special programme with

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Nick Robinson looking at the events of the last 24 hours The Big

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Decision, taking stock of an extraordinary period, that is a work

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that is going to be overused! For now we leave you with a reminder of

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what has happened here today. At 4:40am we can now say that the

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decision taken in 1975 by this country to join the Common Market

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has been reversed by this referendum to leave the EU.

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APPLAUSE It's a victory for ordinary people,

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decent people, it's a victory against the big merchant banks,

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Dummett against the big as this is and against the politics and I'm

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proud of everybody who had the courage in the face of all of the

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threats and everything they were told, they had the guts to stand up

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and do the right thing. Inevitably, there will be a period of

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uncertainty and adjustment following this result. We will not hesitate to

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take any additional measures required to meet our

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responsibilities as the United Kingdom moves forward.

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I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the

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coming weeks and months. But I do not think it would be right for me

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to try to be the captain Bastia is our country to its next destination.

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I am proud of Scotland and how we voted yesterday, it proved that we

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are a modern, outward looking, open and inclusive country and we said

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clearly that we do not want to leave the European Union. I believe the

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British people have spoken up for democracy, in Britain and across

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Europe will stop and I think we can be very proud of the result.

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It has been an up and down spell of weather over recent days and will be

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up and down this weekend as well, sunny for some and wet for

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