He June 23 In 2016, the United Kingdom voted in a referendum on the country’s permanence in the European Union, a process that was called Brexit.

One of the arguments of Brexiteers was that being a member state entailed a loss of sovereigntyso leaving the EU would allow greater control on issues such as immigrationa better position to negotiate trade agreements and get rid of community regulation and bureaucracy.

Those who opted to remain part of the EU argued that any loss of sovereignty was offset by the benefits of belonging to the union and warned of the risks for the UK economy and the increase in trade barriers for the British with the rest. of the member countries.

He 51.9% of British voters declared themselves in favor of leaving the EUcompared to 48.1% who voted against, results that caused European stock markets to convulse and the value of the pound sterling to fall to its lowest levels since 1985.

The next day, and after the official results were announced, the then British Prime Minister, David CameronThat had been committed to calling the referendum After winning the general elections in May 2005, he appeared before the media to announce that he was resigning from his position.

LaSexta Noticias and Al Rojo Vivo, with a special program, reported on what that historic day entailed and the consequences that Brexit would have for both the United Kingdom and the rest of the EU.

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