Counting has begun in the UK referendum on EU membership, amid signs that the Remain camp is in the lead.
Voting stations closed at 10PM local time, with Sunderland, a city in north-east England, to deliver the first main results at 12.30AM.
A YouGov poll published on Thursday (23 June) evening put the Remain side on 52 percent overall and the Leave camp on 48 percent.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-EU Ukip party, told the Sky News broadcaster shortly afterward that ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.