EU Referendum: Kirklees votes to leave the EU; David Cameron to resign in October

Friday, 24 June 2016

Forecast shows Britain vote to leave EU with 52 per cent majority

Kirklees voters played their part in the UK's bid to leave the EU.

55 per cent of people voted to Leave the European Union, leaving local politicians shocked.

In a room full of councillors and campaigners only a small group of UKIP supporters were cheering.

Kirklees Tory chief, Clr David Hall, said he was pleased to see the country get its sovereignty back.

And he said he thought it was a case of short term pain and then long term gain.

"I hope the markets won't react too badly to the result.

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"I think now we can really look forward to as a country being an international player in trade instead of just a European player."

But Clr Carole Pattison, Labour's deputy leader, said she was very disappointed that the electorate had bought the rhetoric of the Leave campaign.

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