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Prologue “We not only have a parliamentary democracy, but on questions about the arrangements for how we’ve governed there are times when it is right to ask the people themselves and that is what we have done…The British people have voted to leave the European Union and their will must be respected…The will of the British people is an instruction ...

A man claiming to have started the petition for a second EU referendum is as a right-wing activist who voted for Brexit, it has emerged. Oliver Healey, who is a candidate for the far-right English Democrats party, complained the petition has been “hijacked” by Remain campaigners. Three million people signed it in a matter of days as Remain backers seek ...

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Holyrood could block the Brexit process as the fallout from the EU referendum continues. Support among Scots for remaining in the EU was at 62 per cent in Thursday’s referendum, compared to 48 per cent in the UK as a whole. Ms Sturgeon said Scotland had voted “overwhelmingly” to stay part of the European ...

Tony Blair has said a second referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU should not be ruled out. The former prime minister admitted he did not see a possibility of how a second referendum could be carried out but added: “Why rule anything out?” After Britain voted to leave the EU on Friday, a petition for a second EU referendum has been ...

24 June 2016 Until yesterday, David Cameron and Boris Johnson shared an unbeaten record in big political contests. No longer. Cameron — the Tories’ biggest political winner in a quarter of a century — has finally lost to the biggest political character of the age. The Prime Minister announced his resignation today. Before the European referendum, Cameron had four victories ...

Jun 24, 2016. Britain has voted to leave the European Union, forcing the resignation of Prime Minister David Cameron and dealing the biggest blow to the European project of greater unity since World War Two. Global financial markets plunged on Friday as results from a referendum showed a near 52-48 percent split for leaving a bloc that Britain joined more than 40 ...

24 June 2016 The FTSE 100 and the pound plunged after the public backed Brexit by a narrow majority of 52 to 48 per cent. His voice cracking with emotion, Mr Cameron said he would stay in office for three months to “steady the ship” then hand over to a new Prime Minister. Boris Johnson was seen as a likely front-runner in ...

24 June 2016 London voted strongly for Britain to stay in the EU, with just five boroughs backing Leave. Some 2.26 million people in the capital, or just under 60 per cent of voters, supported Remain. But Leave won in Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Bexley, Hillingdon and Sutton. Voter turnout was 69.7 per cent, lower than in some parts of the country, ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The gifted and talented students of London Enterprise Acacemy took part in the UK MENSA IQ Test.  IQ or Intelligence Quotient is an attempt to measure intelligence. This generally means the attribute of intelligence refers to quickness of mental comprehension (or mental agility). Intelligence is often confused with knowledge, wisdom, memory, or other attributes and in ...

Banglapsot, the famous newsweekly published from London, organised its annual Iftar Mahfil and discussion meeting on importance and significance of Ramadan. A huge number of community activist, political leaders, businessmen, journalists and members of the community took part in the meeting and Iftar Mahfil, which took place at a restaurant in East London on 19th June. The event was presided ...