24/06/2016 BBC News at Six

The people have spoken - after more than four decades,

the UK will leave the European Union - the Prime Minister has resigned.

As the results came in, there was jubilation among

the millions who voted to leave the EU.

I believe we now have a glorious opportunity.

and set our taxes entirely according to the needs

We can control our own borders, in a way that is not

Among the sizeable minority who wanted to stay in the EU,

Within hours of the result, an emotional David Cameron says

the country needs fresh leadership to make the break with Brussels.

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

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

it would be right for me to try to be the captain that

steers our country to its next destination.

Sterling plunged after the result was announced, some companies

saw their shares fall by nearly a third.

As Scotland votes overwhelmingly to stay in the EU, Nicola Sturgeon

says she's beginning preparations for a second independence

And we'll be looking at why 17 million people across the country

decided to turn their back on the European Union.

We'll be analysing the results in detail after the historic vote. We

show you the final numbers across the four nations of the United

Kingdom. Stay with us on BBC News. Good evening and welcome

to the BBC news at Six on what is unquestionably

an historic day. The UK has chosen to come out

of the European Union and set the country on a different path

to the one it's known There have been scenes of jubilation

among the Leave campaign alongside calls for calm before

the complicated process begins David Cameron walked out behind me

here, just hours after the result, to announce he will step down

and expects to be replaced There's no indication yet

as to who the next inhabitant The referendum result

was close but decisive. The turnout was high -

just over 72%. Our first report tonight

is from our Political A gamble too far. David Cameron, a

lucky politicians, whose luck just ran out.

A vote he offered on our place in the world, a vote he lost.

. I was absolutely clear about my belief that Britain is stronger,

safer and better off inside the European Union.

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

different path, and as such, I think the country requires fresh

leadership to take it in this direction.

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

coming weeks and months but I do not think it would be right for me to

try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

A defeat so big the consequences so complex, the Prime Minister and

maybe his family too, have had enough.

I've said before that Britain can survive outside the European Union

and indeed that we could find a way. Now the decision has been made to

leave, we need to find the best way. I will do everything I can to help.

I love this country and I feel honoured to have served it. I will

do everything I can in future to help this great country succeed.

Thank you very much. But as that door close, what lies

next? Chaos or opportunity? Boris Johnson, whose decision to push the

Out campaign, gave it pulling power that might have made the difference.

Shame on you Boris... He walked into hostility, not a victory parade as

he left home this morning. The winning side, a campaign office, not

a Whitehall address but maybe two wannabe primes.

Michael Gove and Boris Johnson, eager to prays their friend and

rival, David Cameron, and so mark the scale of the decision to leave

the EU. To those who may be anxious, weather

a the home or abroad, this does not mean that the United Kingdom will be

in any way less United, nor indeed does it mean that it will be any

less European. And I want to speak to the millions of people, directly

to the millions of people, who did not vote for this outcome,

especially young people, who may feel that this decision in so way

involves pulling up a draw bridge or any kind of isolationism, as I think

the very opposite is true. As we move forward we should be in no

doubt that Britain is embarking on a new chapter but one that is in line

with our best traditions. Now, we have a new chance to extend that

openness even further. We can build a new, stronger and a more positive

relationship with our European neighbours based on free trade and

friendly co-operation. It was nearly 5am before the result

was final. The British people have spoken, the

answer is we are out. But an early push for out in

Sunderland, had given a taste of victory to come.

Brexit! Across the north of England in market and coastal towns votes to

leave piled up and up. Wales chose out too, only sad faces for

Remain-held London, Scotland and Northern Ireland. From tears to

cheers they had been waiting so long to race, Nigel Farage, the first

party leader to emerge up and early. It is a victory for ordinary, decent

people. A victory against the big merchant banks and big businesses

and against big politics. I'm proud of everybody that had the courage in

the face of the threats, all that they were told, that they had the

guts to stand up and do the right thing.

As the Prime Minister said he was off, doubts spread about Jeremy

Corbyn. #34r Corbyn what is your reaction to the prime resigning?

Awkward, he now face as vote of confidence. The unions back him but

many MPs believe he hung back rather than campaign hard.

I campaigned the length and the breadth of the country on a party

position to support remaining in Europe, recognising the deficiencies

in the European Union, if tonight reform it. I made the points about

jobs, environment protection. With you Remains smiles in Scotland

could lead to another split as they warned with England choosing out and

Scotland in, the SNP is calling for another vote on Scottish

independence. It is a statement of the obvious,

that the option of a second referendum must be on the table and

it is on the table. People are coming to Westminster to

witness this day, perhaps to make sense of what is really going on.

In the last 24 hours we have decided to leave the European Union an

institution that has been part of the fabric of our country sin the

1970s. As a result, the Prime Minister resigned. There will be

someone else in charge in Number Ten from the autumn and some of Labour's

MPs are trying to force their leader, Jeremy Corbyn to walk away

too. The First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, has said there must

be a second referendum on the other union, the one between Scotland and

the rest of the UK. It's not so much that this result has turned politics

upside down but it shattered the established conventions.

This flag will become a British souvenir, this one, the common

standard. But our decision might trigger so much change, we may watch

for years before the banner is final.

The shock of today's result, not just in this building but throughout

the country, it is palpable? It is. This result has changed so much and

could change so much more. It is amazing when you think back that

this referendum came about really because of a row within the Tory

Party family that then the Ukip leader, Nigel Farage made the most

of and over the years David Cameron felt inevitable to offer the choice.

He did not think we would necessarily have the referendum but

we did, and now in just one day, one decision, this has set off a whole

lot of reactions, costing him his job, maybe costing the Labour leader

his job, we will have to see about that but setting off a chain of

reactions it is difficult to predict where it will end. It is as if the

electorate did a spin of the roulette wheel, the ball is bouncing

around and we don't know where it will land.

The success of the Leave campaign was in part due to the strong vote

in England to come out of the EU, where they beat the Remain

Our correspondent Jon Kay has travelled across from Stamford

in Lincolnshire to Dudley in the West Midlands -

There's been a market in Stamford for hundreds of years but never a

Friday like this. As traders set up, the UK's place in Europe was being

dismantled. A result that left some nervous...

But James, delighted. This is Britain. We are Great

Britain, that is what we do. We've been around a long time, we will

sort it out, like we always do. In this rural community 06% voted

Leave, like Robin, he is certain he is trading with Europe and it will

not change. If we are buying 20% of products

they will not turn around and say you can't have it. We'll get it.

You are confident of a good deal? Not a problem. But as news came in

that the financial markets were tumbling, market trader Bob, was

getting worried. Your pension pots, investments,

ISAs, that will take a battering, I think.

8.20am, the Prime Minister resigns... Wow.

Tracy cannot believe what is happening.

I thought he would stay and help us all to work out what we need to do

and make sure we are all OK. From Stamford to Dudley in the West

Midlands, traditionally, Labour, nearly 70% voted Leave. Why did you

vote out? The immigrants, stop them. Look at the schools, people cannot

get kids in schools because of the immigrants.

Some here concerned about the focus on immigration, like Valerie.

I don't know where we stand. Worrying. Very.

What are you worried about? The future.

But in the Polish Delhi, Christina is not worried. She came here five

years ago and works as a welder. Nobody is coming in here to tell me

back to Poland. I don't think so. Miky wanted to remain in the EU. He

said he feels betrayed by the older people voting to leave.

I am shaking, this is the biggest change of my generation. It will

impact our lives when we grow up. It will change education, everything.

Normally it is difficult to get people to discuss people with

regards politics on camera but today everyone was prepared to give an

opinion. A country engaged, yet divided.

There was turmoil on the financial markets as it became apparent that

The pound saw its biggest one day fall on the currency

markets for 30 years, before rallying slightly.

On the stock exchange, more than ?100 billion pounds

was wiped off the FTSE 100 - with banks and house builders

particularly badly hit - before the Governor of the Bank

of England announced billions of pounds of support.

Our Economics Editor Kamal Ahmed has been watching how

His report contains flash photography.

After complacency, shock. After a quiet start, red ink covered the

screens. The markets reacted with a quick word with Britain voted to

leave the EU - sell. Anything that is risky. The pound fell, banks'

stocks fell, tension rose. The governor of the Bank of England

went public, trying to bring semblance of calm to torrid markets.

We are well prepared for this. Her Majesty's Treasury and the Bank of

England have engaged in extensive contingency planning, the Chancellor

and I have been in close contact, including through the night and this

morning. Today has been a difficult and

turbulent day... Reminiscent of financial crisis of old, black

Wednesday when Britain crashed out of the forerunner of the single

currency, this time the pound fell further, investors seeing risk

everywhere. Huge volatility in the foreign

exchange markets with sterling down over 10% and stock prices falling

pretty much everywhere, especially in the banks where the stock prices

fell by over 20%. Very unusual. Lots of predictions of economic

chaos, if Britain voted to leave the European Union. Well, some of those

predictions will be tested. Today has seen falling stock markets, a

falling pound, sometimes it can seem a little distant from everyday life.

But the effects can be very real. Take holidays, they could become

more expensive as the pound weakens but a weaker sterling could be a

boost for exports. House prices could fall, good news for first time

buyers and no move on low interest rates and probably will not be for a

while. Ryanair, a prominent supporter of staying in the EU but

with Brexit ahead, the tune has now changed.

We won't be able to make new investments in the UK. Ewe will have

a two year period of uncertainty. What businesses want is certainty.

We will look at making our investments and have a greater

degree of certainty in Germany, Italy, Ireland, Spain.

A sunset or a sunrise? For some business leaders, time to focus on

the positive. We have a choice to make, do we want

a positive vision for the future, or is it all negative? If we go down

the negative route, it is failure, down the positive route, we have a

great opportunity. It was a long night in the City, the

test now for the UK economy, can it flourish in a new world, outside of

the European Union? Kamal Ahmed, BBC News.

Our Business Editor Simon Jack is here, there are so many questions

now about the immediate future, like what happens to our

However dramatic or traumatic the day's defence work, life generally

will pretty go on as it was on Monday morning. Your passport will

still go on the same, your pensions and mortgages will still be paid.

Some small differences, for example, petrol might get more expensive. It

is priced in dollars and we are getting fewer dollars to the pound

because of the Sterling plunged. Thomas Cook say they will shut down

their online exchange, currency exchange, to make sure they have

enough for high street stores. These things will take weeks, months, even

years, to undertake. Some companies are saying we might look again at

how we invest in this company. Airbus said they might review the

investment in the UK. Some American investment banks say they might move

people from the UK to Europe. But that will take a long time. People

taking a pause now, checking for bruises but from Monday, life will

go on. Shortly after 8am this morning

David Cameron walked out of the door behind me to announce

he was stepping down It was an emotional speech -

he said while he will stay to "steady the ship" over

the coming weeks and months, fresh leadership is needed

to negotiate the UK's An exit, of course,

the Prime Minister did not want. Our Deputy Political Editor Jon

Pienaar looks at David Cameron's time as Prime Minister

and who may replace him. What's happening in Downing Street?

David Cameron has just resigned. An emotional moment. The crowd, at

least those who wanted out of the EU, didn't mind a bit. Where's

Boris? He will be on his way. We need all this cleared away so he can

go straight in. Big man in, little man out. For the Camerons it ended

in tears. Premierships often do. He take his last big gamble and lost. A

respected predecessor put David Cameron was made of the right stuff.

He was one nation Conservative, looking for a tolerant nation. I

don't think the fault is at his door, but our nation at this moment

gone in this issue, is more fractured than we have seen it for a

long time. David Cameron doesn't have the hardest upbringing, Oxford

and the blue blooded Bullingdon set. He promised something fresh, like

not losing again. Nothing and no one will stop us. He'd detoxified the

Tory brand. In office, along with the Liberal Democrats, he led the

first coalition since the war, winning a referendum in Scotland,

and with the promise of a new deal in Europe, took a risk too far. We

will give the British people a referendum with a very simple in or

out choice. David Cameron is no thrill-seeker. He took gambles

because he felt he had to. To hold power, under enormous pressure from

Scotland or his own side in Europe. In ENT lost everything and Scottish

independence is up for grabs again. His dream of leading a socially

liberal one nation Tory party has died. His place in history spoiled,

his crown passed on premature, but to whom? Boris Johnson is the early

favourite, popular, but not now with everyone. Theresa May's hopes are no

secret. Michael Gove denies the ambition. I hope we will have a

woman in the final two. I think that's important in 21st-century

Britain. Whether it's me or one of my other brilliant female

colleagues, that's for the party to decide. I will not make any decision

about that until we've had a rest over the weekend and had had a

chance to talk to colleagues. After the palace today, part of the Prime

Minister's routine. They miss it when they leave. Although David

Cameron always said he could see a life after the premiership, he has

lost something he loved, and the hurt is plain to see. John Pienaar,

BBC News, Westminster. Britain will be the first state ever

to leave the European Union. It's sent shockwaves though the EU,

with European leaders expressing their dismay,

but calling for negotiations to end Britain's membership

as soon as possible Some national party leaders called

for similar referendums Our Europe Editor Katya Adler has

been following the reaction The day a British decision

delivered an almighty Europe's media and its

leaders were stunned. Grossbritannien wird

die EU verlassen. TRANSLATION: Let's not

beat around the bush. Today marks a turning point

for Europe and the project The French president,

facing tough elections next year, warned of what he called immense

dangers of extremism and populism. His pressing concern,

a popular rival who calls for France to have its own

in-out EU referendum. Brexit for her was a political

present. TRANSLATION: This

is a historic moment. What nobody could have foreseen just

a few months ago is now Yes, it is possible to leave

the European Union. And out, say Europe's

leaders, is out. They want to start the Brexit

process now, not in October, Frustration then, for

the Brussels bigwigs - at Cameron, at Brexit,

and at the question of this Is this the beginning of the end

of the European Union? "No", said the president

of the European Commission, His refusal to properly

answer my question is indicative, you could say, of the aloof Brussels

attitude critics so disliked. Talk in Europe is now swiftly moving

from Brexit to possible "Frexit" -

France; In all the years I've been

watching European politics, I have never seen this

continent more Eurosceptic. The future of the European Union,

more uncertain. Here, the pattern of voting

varied widely across And Scotland - which voted

overwhemingly to stay in the European Union -

is now "highly likely" to face In a moment we'll hear

from Chris Buckler in Northern Ireland and Sian Lloyd in Wales,

but first Sarah Smith Nicola Sturgeon always said that if

Scotland is dragged out of the EU against its will, it could trigger a

second referendum on Scottish independence. Will she actually call

one? Only if she is certain she can win.

This morning brought the dawning realisation that a vote to leave

the EU might mean a vote on leaving the UK.

Protesters who vowed to stay outside the Scottish Parliament

until the country is independent, might not have to wait too long.

Nicola Sturgeon says another referendum is on the cards.

Scotland faces the prospect of being taken out of

I regard that as democratically unacceptable.

It is therefore a statement of the obvious that the option

of a second referendum must be on the table.

Are you confident that in the potential turmoil that

could follow a Brexit, that those are circumstances

in which Scotland would want to vote for independence?

I think it is in my responsibility to seek the stability

and the certainty that membership of the European Union gives us.

So, Nicola Sturgeon didn't say that she would definitely hold

another referendum on Scottish independence,

but she did say she thinks it's highly likely.

She believes this Brexit will make Scots more likely

But she will not set the date until she is sure.

She knows she can't afford to lose another referendum.

Don't assume independence is now inevitable,

The 1.6 million votes cast in this referendum in favour of remaining

do not wipe away the 2 million votes that were cast less

And we do not address the challenges of leaving the European Union

by leaving our own union of nations, our biggest market

Voters remember being told less than two years ago that to stay

in the EU they had to vote to stay in the UK.

So many are now starting to think again.

I believe in the Union, but I suspect this time round,

I don't know, I personally know a lot of people who have audit

I don't know, I personally know a lot of people who have already

Another referendum could be at least two years away.

As in Scotland, voters in Northern Ireland said they wanted to stay

within the EU. However, it's the UK wide vote that matters and as a

result people are having to address the questions raised in the

campaign, like what happens to the Irish border? People in places like

here in Newry, right by the border, are concerned about checkpoints

returning. Stormont's First Minister said people shouldn't panic and

there were opportunities for the economy. Irish republicans see

opportunities as well, with a push for a second referendum in Scotland,

they are pushing for a border poll, on Irish unity. That is not likely

to happen soon with any certainty, but in Northern Ireland people are

entitled to hold two passports, a British one and an Irish one. Today

there has been a rush in many places, including in unionist areas,

for applications for an Irish passport, which would remain a

European one. Wales voted to leave the EU. 17 of the 22 local authority

areas he wanted to go. They include many Labour strongholds, some of the

poorest parts of the country that have shared in billions of pounds of

EU structural aid in the classics teen years. Wales has been a net

beneficiary of EU funding, but the economic guidance put forward went

enough to convince people to stay. British wide issues including

immigration, national security and sovereignty have concerned voters

here in Wales to. But there will now undoubtedly be a scramble for

funding here. The First Minister has called for a rethink of the Barnett

Formula, the way in which funding from Westminster to Wales is

calculated, to make up for the shortfall.

If you'd like more information on how people voted in your area,

you can find the details on our website,

And I'm joined again by our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg.

It's been such a momentous day, the change that will affect not only the

UK politically, but every aspect of our lives. How do you some up what

happened? It's quite difficult. For a lot of people it might feel

overwhelming because so many things have changed in a short space of

time. First of all and more dramatically, somebody else will be

in charge in there in three months. We have an idea of the runners and

riders but we don't know who will eventually moving to run the country

by the autumn. Second of all, most significantly, our relationship with

our near neighbours will change completely. That might have big

knock on effects for the rest of the political map of the continent,

where 500 million people live. Sometimes politics changes inch by

inch, maybe 100 yards by 100 yards. We forget that sometimes, perhaps

only every few decades, there is a day like this, where the settlement

does completely changed. The way we have been doing things, conventions

go out of the window. I think one reflection, as we start to really

absorb what has happened here, this perhaps is one of those junctions,

one of those days, one of those moments, that in decades to come,

people will look back and think, British voters really did change

this country in a really significant way for good. Lara, thank you very

much indeed. For a moment, let's pause on the politics and look at

the weather. It certainly has been a funny old

day, sunny for some, wet for others, and you might even have had both.

Fluffy clouds in Derbyshire early but they brewed up over the Cumbrian

fells. We saw torrential downpours in places, but some great photo

opportunities. We have seen some lively downpours developing through

the day, particularly across the north and West, torrential

thunderstorms across the Highlands of Scotland in particular and these

storms will rumble on into the evening. Showers carrying on into

the night. Showers also in the western parts of the UK but many

other places will become dry as we head into the early hours.

Countryside spots will be down into single figures. It will stay rather

great in Scotland. Some sunshine to be had, you might wake up to it in

the central and eastern areas but showers will get going, starting to

spread from west to east. No two days exactly the same. If you stay

dry today you might get wet tomorrow and vice versa. Improving across

Wales and western England tomorrow, touch and go in Glastonbury. Most

downpours will be through the central and eastern parts of

England. Up through the spine of England and into Scotland as well.

Northern Ireland, mostly dry in the afternoon but quite cloudy and grey

across the far north-east of Scotland. Into Sunday, and an

approaching weather front spreading into western parts of England

through the day. Many central and eastern areas, after a will fresh

start will hold onto sunshine. After the sunshine it could feel quite

pleasant. There'll be more on this momentous

day with a special programme at 7:00pm on BBC One -

that's The Big Decision In a moment we will join the BBC's

news teams where you are but, first let's look back at the key moments

of a day which has changed the UK, and its relationship

with the rest of the world. The decision taken in 1975 by this

country to join the Common Market has been reversed by this

referendum to leave the EU. I feel like somebody has

kicked me in the stomach. I mean, Europe is not perfect,

but we are much better trying to influence it

from within than without. 17 million people have said we must

leave the European Union. The British people have made

a very clear decision to take a different path,

and as such, I think the country requires fresh leadership to take

it in this direction. So, yeah, very disappointed

with the outcome. This is Britain, and we are

Great Britain, this is what we do. We have been around a long time

and we will sort it out, I'm just glad we are out of it,

and that's it,