Comment: I voted Leave, but tonight is no night to celebrate
After 47 years and 30 days, the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union will end at 11pm tonight.
After 47 years and 30 days, the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union will end at 11pm tonight.
Cheadle provided the most interesting and closely run seat of the night at the Stockport Town Hall count, as Conservative Mary Robinson was re-elected to the seat with a relatively slim majority, making it even closer than the 2017 battle for this seat.
Leavers from across the political spectrum marched through the streets of Manchester yesterday in the name of democracy. March4Democracy was a Leavers of Manchester event organised by Joan Mulvenna and the group is a branch of the Brexit-supporting social networking group, Leavers of Britain.
As the October 31 Brexit deadline swiftly approaches, the Government are preparing for yet another hectic week of negotiations and debate for Britain’s departure from the EU.
The camaraderie and humour were already evident at 6.30am, as people gathered at Manchester’s Central Bus Station.
A Manchester academic described the political circumstances which led to seven out of ten Greater Manchester boroughs voting to leave the European Union as a ‘perfect storm’.
With polls set to open tomorrow morning at 7am through until 10pm you might be searching for that last-minute insight into the EU referendum.
Still unsure about what is at stake in the United Kingdom’s EU referendum on June 23? Have both the remain and exit campaigns left you more confused than certain?
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