<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (June 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (June 2017) </Td> </Tr> <P> On 23 June 2016, UK voters elected to withdraw from the European Union by a thin margin with 48% in favour of remaining, 52% in favour of leaving the European Union . London, Scotland, and Northern Ireland were three regions most in favour of the Remain vote, while Wales and England's northern region were strongly pro-Leave . Although he called for the referendum, British Prime Minister David Cameron had campaigned ardently for the Remain vote . He faced significant opposition from other parties on the right who came to view British membership in the EU as a detriment to the country's security and economic vitality . UKIP leader Nigel Farage called the vote Britain's "independence day", despite the fact that the UK was already an independent sovereign country . </P> <P> Brexit had a few immediate consequences . Hours after the results of the referendum, David Cameron announced that he would resign as Prime Minister, claiming that "fresh leadership" was needed . In addition, because Scottish voters were highly in favour of remaining in the EU, Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the Scottish government would begin to organize another referendum on the question of Scottish independence . On the economic side of things, the value of the British pound declined sharply after the results of the election were made clear . Stock markets in both Britain and New York were down the day after the referendum . Oil prices also fell . </P>

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