Brexit timeline: beginning of the end for UK's EU membership

Brexit timeline: beginning of the end for UK's EU membership
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How a historic day unfolded, from predictions of Remain to victory for Leave.

22:00-00.00: Poll closes, Farage and Leave sources pessimistic about outcome

Close of poll in 15 minutes for the historic #EURef! Get to your polling station by 10pm https://t.co/ujsLe2Gda7

— Electoral Commission (@ElectoralCommUK) 23 juin 2016

First turnout figures for #Brexit referendum.

In Gibraltar it was 83.65 percent, says Press Association pic.twitter.com/vo9m4JWncl

— euronews (euronews) <a href="https://twitter.com/euronews/status/746082140023054337">23 juin 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="fr"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Farage tells <a href="https://twitter.com/SkyNews">SkyNews: 'Looks like #Remain will edge it.' But that UKIP is 'not going anywhere.' #Euref— Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) 23 juin 2016

#Brexit referendum poll puts Remain vote at 52% and Leave on 48%

Source: YouGov pic.twitter.com/kONPvdGO7q

— euronews (@euronews) 23 juin 2016

Vote Leave cabinet minister Villiers tells adamboultonSKY</a> that "looks like Remain has won" and she "puts it down to Project Fear"</p>&mdash; Faisal Islam (faisalislam) 23 juin 2016

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The Mirror’s confident first edition talks of the reunification process following the assumed Remain victory.

RT: bbcnews</a> :Friday&#39;s Daily Mirror front page:<br>Project Reunite<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tomorrowspaperstoday?src=hash">#tomorrowspaperstoday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bbcpapers?src=hash">#bbcpapers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EUref?src=hash">#EUref</a> <a href="https://t.co/uxfNVd7Z66">pic.twitter.com/uxfNVd7Z66</a></p>&mdash; noticias venezuela (notiven) June 23, 2016

00:00-04:00: A change of tone

A few hours later, the Mirror’s front page, emblazoned with WE’RE OUT, replaced the assumptive first edition.

Friday's Daily Mirror front page: We're out #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#EUrefpic.twitter.com/nxiOJOYVwq

— ➡ UK Papers Now! (@uknewspaper) June 24, 2016

Farage has unconceded his concession – but sounding like he still expects a narrow loss

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) 23 juin 2016

Pound through the floor. Down six cents in the space of minutes. Can’t remember seeing anything like this before pic.twitter.com/qeJKQUtiOk

— Ed Conway (@EdConwaySky) 23 juin 2016

04.00-06:00: Brexiteers triumphant

Farage says “I now think we've won … We've done it not just for ourselves but for the whole of Europe”

— Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) 24 juin 2016

With more than half of votes counted, it looks like the UK could be heading out of the #EUhttps://t.co/qYpNlFGmOdpic.twitter.com/4uiBbI9JUr

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

Nigel Farage “Dare to dream that dawn is coming up on an independent United Kingdom” https://t.co/dMCxQfhvzDhttps://t.co/TGmRvkxVFP

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

06:00-08:00: Official results confirm a deeply divided UK voted to leave the EU

The Official result, as it happened https://t.co/dMCxQfhvzD#Brexithttps://t.co/2A4vIaEU7y

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

“This means the UK has voted to leave the European Union” https://t.co/O0Hka0SbHf

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

#Brexit: Geographical breakdown of how the UK has voted in the #EUrefhttps://t.co/15m7ApoL6Zpic.twitter.com/ns1aUvw83R

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

08:00-10:00: Cameron resigns

#Brexit
David Cameron says he will resign as UK prime minister; aims to have new leader in place by the Autumn pic.twitter.com/E1p9vuD3Jl

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

The world reacts

UK remains a strong Ally. #NATO more important than ever for cooperation among Europeans and with North America. https://t.co/oTkQvhIG0f

— Jens Stoltenberg (@jensstoltenberg) 24 juin 2016

[Happening Now] British Pound crashing after the UK vote for #Brexithttps://t.co/15m7ApGmvzpic.twitter.com/j713fcJFS8

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

[Live footage] European Parliament President Martin Schulz reacted to the UK referendum vote to leave the EU #Brexithttps://t.co/TrIMi1Ar9T

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

Joint EU statement: We now expect the United Kingdom government to give effect to this decision of the British people as soon as possible

— Sándor Zsíros (@EuroSandor) 24 juin 2016

[Live coverage] François Hollande speaks after UK votes to leave the European Union #Brexithttps://t.co/8Wbw2tSxHShttps://t.co/mwiFECLuca

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

[Live coverage] EC pdt JunckerEU</a> speaks after UK votes to leave the European Union <a href="https://t.co/8Wbw2tSxHS">https://t.co/8Wbw2tSxHS</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brexit?src=hash">#Brexit</a> <a href="https://t.co/1IbNmg5ZED">https://t.co/1IbNmg5ZED</a></p>&mdash; euronews (euronews) 24 juin 2016

[Live footage] German Chancellor Angela Merkel German reacts to #Brexit vote https://t.co/8Wbw2tSxHShttps://t.co/PBzGFpb7YG

— euronews (@euronews) 24 juin 2016

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