The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know

[ultron]

update

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...un/23/eu-referendum-live-results-and-analysis

16.8 million votes are needed for Leave to win , currently they have 15.7 million with 92% of the votes counted

Is 16.8 million a bit over half?

 

[T-123456]

The UK decides to leave,what now?

 

[pakdefender]

update

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...un/23/eu-referendum-live-results-and-analysis




Is 16.8 million a bit over half?

about 52%

 

[ultron]

about 52%

Why 52%?

update

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...un/23/eu-referendum-live-results-and-analysis

 

[jaunty]

The Scots will look at Europe and run a mile. The independence idea isn't very popular there. Do also remember that their islands will break away from Scotland leaving them without oil and gas....It's not that simple. Do remember that Wales and England voted clearly in. The Scot nationalists don't have collective bargaining power.

Well they are the ones in power in Scotland and last time 45% people voted for independence. So it is not exactly an unpopular idea. They only need a 6% swing and this is a huge development. Besides, not sure how you are claiming that "Scots will look at Europe and run a mile" when the whole of Scotland voted to remain in the EU just today.

 

[Ryuzaki]

Yesterday 1 Pound= 97.61 Indian Rupees
Today 1 Pound= 90.75 Indian Rupees

 

[pakdefender]

Why 52%?

update

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-interactive/2016/jun/23/eu-referendum-live-results-and-analysis

I suppose to rule out ambiguity (!?) not sure though

but 16.8 million votes for Leave is being called out as the number needed

If that is not reached perhaps there will be wiggle room

 

[Stephen Cohen]

British Parliament can OVER RULE this decision

They are NOT bound to accept it

 

[ultron]

update

http://www.theguardian.com/politics...un/23/eu-referendum-live-results-and-analysis

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

The UK decides to leave,what now?

Tougher immigration laws.

 

[waz]

Well they are the ones in power in Scotland and last time 45% people voted for independence. So it is not exactly an unpopular idea. They only need a 6% swing and this is a huge development. Besides, not sure how you are claiming that "Scots will look at Europe and run a mile" when the whole of Scotland voted to remain in the EU just today.

They are in power, but they don't have a majority in parliament. Yes they had 44.7% but that was against 55.3, statistically that is very hard to close. Europe is in dire straights at the moment. Other states will also vote against Scotland , do you know about the separatist problems in Spain? Spain has said they would boycott such membership. They would also have to adopt the Euro which they don't want to do and accept a whole raft of new legislation that the Scotts don't want.

 

[Beidou2020]

LEAVE need another 249,404 votes to win.

370/382 areas counted.

 

[waz]

British Parliament can OVER RULE this decision

They are NOT bound to accept it

No they can't. They are bound legally to make it happen. Do you realise that such an act would literally unleash hell on the streets. The news channels are openly talking about implementing the next steps. No one is talking about parliament preventing this.

 

[Beidou2020]

Update:

LEAVE need another 37,665 votes to win.

373/382 areas counted.

 

[jaunty]

Yes they had 44.7% but that was against 55.3, statistically that is very hard to close.

Statistically they need a swing of 6% as I said before, not a huge margin by any means. In the light of current events, that's a very manageable swing.

Europe is in dire straights at the moment. Other states will also vote against Scotland , do you know about the separatist problems in Spain? Spain has said they would boycott such membership. They would also have to adopt the Euro which they don't want to do and accept a whole raft of new legislation that the Scotts don't want.

Once the UK is out of the EU, Spain's threats won't mean much. The UK is already out, so Scotland's entry would be an addition to the structure, I don't think there would be any opposition to that.