The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union, following a referendum held yesterday 23 June.

As of 7am this morning, the result of the vote was leave 52 per cent and remain 48 per cent. Voter turnout was 72 per cent, which is extraordinarily high; voter turnout in the UK for the last General Election in 2015 was 66.1 per cent.

An exclusive ballot of attendees conducted at last night’s European Pensions Awards, revealed that 60 per cent voted in favour of remaining in the EU and 40 per cent voted for Brexit.

Former mayor of London Boris Johnson and leave supporter said: “In voting to leave the EU it is vital to stress there is no need for haste…nothing will change over the short-term, except that work will have to begin on how to give effect to the will of the people and to extricate this country from the supranational system.”

Following the result, Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will resign in October.

“The will of the British people is an instruction that must be delivered, it was not a decision that was taken lightly, not least because so many things were said by so many different organisations about the significance of this decision.”

“The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected,” he said.

In response, Work and Pensions Secretary and remain supporter Stephen Crabb tweeted: “Deeply saddened @David_Cameron stepping down. Rebuilt UK's economic reputation. Totally understood compassionate conservatism & social reform.”

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