– ‘Liars, liars’ –
The vote to leave the EU was deeply split. Voters in Scotland, Northern Ireland and the capital London backed remaining, while the 52 percent that chose to leave were largely from less affluent areas in England and Wales.
The narrow victory has triggered anger in Britain among those who wanted to remain in the EU and more than four million people have signed a petition calling for a second referendum.
Thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Tuesday, defying pouring rain to vent their anger at the result of the June 23 referendum as they marched towards Westminster.
“Liars, liars!” booing crowds shouted outside parliament, urging lawmakers to “do your job, vote it down!”
A poll for BBC’s Newsnight programme found that 16 percent of voters think Britain will stay in the bloc, and 22 percent said they do not know if it will leave.
Interior minister May, who is expected to take over from Cameron in September after signing up dozens of MPs to her campaign, has assured “Leave” supporters she will respect the result.
In the coming days, Conservative MPs will whittle down the candidates to two in a series of votes and the rivals will then tour the country to appeal to some 150,000 party members for their vote.
Gove, who torpedoed fellow anti-EU campaigner Boris Johnson’s leadership hopes on Thursday, cast doubt on whether May could lead the country out of the EU after supporting a “Remain” vote.
“The best person to lead Britain out of the European Union is someone who argued to get Britain out of the European Union,” he said.
“I will end free movement (of EU nationals), introduce an Australian-style points-based system for immigration, and bring numbers down.”
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