Summary

  • Updates for Friday 24 June 2016

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 Monday

Live Reporting

Calum McKenzie

  1. Bridgen: Economic instability will be sorted 'very, very quickly'

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    There has of course been lots of speculation about whether Britain will fall back into recession following the leave vote. 

    Trading floorReuters

    But Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen believes we don't need to worry about the economy. 

    "Markets will sort themselves out and all the risk will be priced in very, very quickly," he said. 

    "We will still do business with our European allies and the rest of the world.

    "People will go to work today, and go to work tomorrow and the economy will continue."

  2. Churches open following EU vote

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Feel you're in need of a bit of divine intervention...? 

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  3. East Midlands compared to rest of UK

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Here's how we voted compared with the rest of the country...

    Table showing how the East Midlands compares in EU vote

    Second highest in favour of LEAVE.

  4. Your comments: Region votes for Brexit

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    There's still plenty of chatter over on the BBC Leicester Facebook page about the leave vote. 

    Karen Gent writes: "Looks like sanity won in the end!"

  5. Council leader thinks Cameron has 'done the honourable thing'

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    "We need to respect the referendum result. It is important that everyone pulls together, whether they are politicians or in the community. I will do all I can to make sure that constitutional and other changes reflect the interests of the people of Leicestershire. I have had the pleasure of meeting the Prime Minister and think he has done a good job for the country, not least in giving people the chance to vote in the referendum. I think he has done the honourable thing in making clear his position now."

    Nick Rushton, Leicestershire County Council leader

  6. Vaz: 'People voted emotionally'

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Leicester MP Keith Vaz gives his reaction to the UK's decision to leave the EU...

  7. Helmer: Vote has 'saved Britain'

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    East Midlands MEP Roger Helmer is understandably delighted...

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  8. Your photos: June across Leicestershire

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    I think we could all do with a momentary break from all the politics. 

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    So here's a nice picture of a horse grazing in Leicester. 

    Thanks to BBC Weather Watcher Cunden for taking it. 

  9. 'Angry' local Labour councillors

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    County and Charnwood Borough councillor tweets...

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  10. Leicester MP to be next Tory leader?

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Bizarrely, one firm has got Liz Kendall down at 100/1. 

    Liz KendallDavid Rose/The Daily Telegraph/PA Wire

    I thought she played for the reds?

  12. Bridgen: Gove could be 'kingmaker'

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen says there could be up to 10 candidates who now put themselves forward for the leadership of the Conservative Party. 

    "Michael Gove has impressed, I don't know whether he has leadership ambitions though. 

    "He could be a kingmaker though. Chris Grayling has also been very, very good." 

  13. MP hoping for best Brexit deal

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

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    The Leicester MP said earlier: "To my constituents: I'll do my utmost to serve you in difficult times"

  14. Vaz: There's no need to oust Corbyn

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Leicester East MP Keith Vaz has told BBC Radio Leicester he "doesn't think there should be a leadership contest" in the Labour Party. 

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    There's speculation Jeremy Corbyn might be forced to resign. 

  15. Netball coach reacts to Brexit vote

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    Loughborough Lightning head coach tweets...

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  16. Keeping the German sausage

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    Lloyd says he won't stop selling German Bockwurst and French bread now that we're out the EU though...

    Food van in Hinckley

  17. Hinckley trader 'nervous' about EU vote

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    The owner of this small food van in Hinckley says he voted to leave the EU and today he feels nervous.

    Lloyd says he feels like he's "caused trouble".

    Hinckley food van

    He stands by his vote though and believes as a father he made the right decision:"I think if we all pull together we've got nothing to worry about at all".

  19. Your comments: Region votes for Brexit

    Calum McKenzie
    BBC Local Live

    You've been having your say on the EU Referendum result on the BBC Leicester Facebook page. 

    Judith Taylor writes: "If we had voted to stay in I have no doubt we would have had to change our coinage to the Euro and have a closer union to Europe. 

    "The more countries that joined the less say we would have had in what happened." 

  20. MP looks to the future

    Amy Woodfield
    BBC Local Live

    South Leicester MP tries to reassure us about our political future...

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