EU Referendum: The East of England reacts on Friday 24 June 2016

Summary

The UK has voted to leave the European Union after 43 years
David Cameron announces he will resign as prime minister
Leave won by 51.9% to 48.1%
East of England votes to Leave by nearly 57% to 43%
Every district in Suffolk and Essex votes Leave
In eastern half of the region, only Cambridge, South Cambs and Norwich vote Remain
In reaction to the news, the value of the pound fell to its lowest level since 1985

Live Reporting

Jack Warren

Cameron 'a great leader and a great Conservative'published at 08:42 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
As the news of David Cameron's resignation continues to be digested, reaction continues to flood in from social media and elsewhere.
Essex county councillor Stephen Canning said Mr Cameron was "a great leader and a great Conservative".
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Cameron resigns: George Freeman's reactionpublished at 08:41 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Mid Norfolk Conservative MP George Freeman tweets:
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Braintree MP 'sad and disappointed at Cameron's resignation'published at 08:39 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Conservative MP for Braintree, James Cleverly, has tweeted to say he's "hugely sad" about David Cameron's resignation.
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Pickles on Cameron resignation: 'Country has lost a great man'published at 08:37 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Sir Eric Pickles, the Conservative MP for Brentwood, has reacted to the news that David Cameron is to resign as Prime Minister.
Sir Eric had been a supporter of Mr Cameron and the Remain campaign.
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Watch: David Cameron resigns after EU Referendum resultpublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
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BREAKING: Prime Minister David Cameron to resign by October after EU Referendum votepublished at 08:27 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
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The Prime Minister David Cameron has announced at Downing Street that he is to step down following confirmation that voters have backed Brexit.
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David Cameron announces his resignation as prime ministerpublished at 08:25 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
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'Cameron to resign' rumour gains tractionpublished at 08:17 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Laura Kuenssberg tweets:
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Cambridge votes Remain, Britain votes Brexitpublished at 08:14 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Cambridge News
Today's Cambridge News reports "Cambridge votes Remain, Britain votes Brexit", external.
"Britain has woken up to the announcement that it has voted to leave the European Union - what Nigel Farage is calling 'independence day'," it writes.
Image source, Stefan Rousseau/PA
Where Tendring led, Britain has followedpublished at 08:10 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Colchester Gazette
That's the headline in the Colchester Gazette, external today, as Britain wakes up to the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU.
It reports UKIP's only MP Douglas Carswell as being "very pleased" as Tending district voted "out", with Leave gaining 69.5% of the votes.
Image source, Colchester Gazette
Over and Out!published at 08:01 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
East Anglian Daily Times
This is how the East Anglian Daily Times is reporting on Britain's vote to leave the EU, external:
It calls it an "extraordinary result".
Image source, Archant
Britain presses Brexit buttonpublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Here's the front page of the Ipswich Star, external today:
"Jubilant Farage hails 'independence day' as 58% of Ipswich voters back Brexit," it says.
Image source, Archant
'Region wants nothing more to do with the EU'published at 07:57 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Andrew Sinclair
BBC Look East political correspondent
The region has made it very clear that it wants nothing more to do with the EU.
From talking to campaigners and from being out on the campaign trail, it's very clear that concerns about the pressure caused by immigration were at the forefront of peoples' minds.
But there was also deep-seated anger against the political class.
Brexit in the East: Your Facebook commentspublished at 07:40 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
As the East of England votes to Brexit, you've been having your say on the BBC Look East Facebook page. Keep your comments coming, external.
Laura Kuenssberg: 'David Cameron's luck runs out'published at 07:37 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg has blogged.
She writes: "David Cameron's closest colleagues say that he's a lucky politician. When it comes to the biggest gamble of his career, his luck has dramatically run out."
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MEP: Vote shows 'big division'published at 07:34 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Remain campaigner Vicky Ford, who was elected as Conservative MEP for East of England in the 2009, said: "What we've seen is big division.
"Young people on the whole voted in; older people on the whole voted out."
UKIP MEP's Jam lyric joypublished at 07:30 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
UKIP MEP for the East of England, Patrick O'Flynn, is feeling jubilant this morning if his tweet is anything to go by...
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Harlow MP calls Brexit a 'people's revolution'published at 07:26 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
The Conservative MP for Harlow Robert Halfon, who was campaigning for Britain to remain in the EU, has called the Brexit win a "people's revolution".
Quote Message
The people have spoken, especially in Essex, and it's a wake-up call for me and everybody else who had other views to do what the people want us to do"
Robert Halfon, Conservative MP for Harlow
UKIP's Douglas Carswell gives vote the thumbs-uppublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
Clacton UKIP MP Douglas Carswell has just tweeted this picture. He's looking like a very happy man this morning.
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'The British people have spoken... now we need steady heads'published at 07:22 British Summer Time 24 June 2016
One of those in favour of remaining in the EU, Conservative Mid Norfolk MP George Freeman, says "steady heads" are needed now Britain has voted to leave.
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