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Friday, 24 June 2016
Brexit: World reacts to Britain votes to leave the EU
World leaders, election hopefuls, global organisations and economists have their say on the Brexit victory.
As millions of Britons heeded a call by right-wing politicians to leave the European Union, other right-wing and far-right parties across the continent have jumped on the victory for a Brexit.
Meanwhile, as some politicians and organisations celebrated the Brexit vote as a feat for sovereignty, others worried for the future of the union.
Here are some reactions:
European Parliament President Donald Tusk made a brief statement to media, saying that the group was determined to "keep our unity at 27 nations" and not have more defections. "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," he said.
US Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump applauded the UK's vote to leave, saying "they took their country back, it's a great thing". He arrived at his Turnberry course in Scotland, and said, "People are angry all over the world", adding worries about borders fuelled the Brexit vote.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the UK's position in the alliance will "remain unchanged".
Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban , issued similar comments regarding immigration. The result showed how the British "can keep their island".
Marine Le Pen , head of the aggressively anti-immigration, far-right National Front in France, tweeted : "Victory for freedom! As I have asked for years, it's now necessary that France and all EU countries have a referendum."
The Dutch right-wing, anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders , called on the Netherlands to hold a referendum on whether to leave the EU.
Hurrah for the British! Now it is our turn. Time for a Dutch referendum! #ByeByeEUgeertwilders.nl/index.php/94-e…
Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka said said the EU should agree to Britain's leaving "quickly and rationally". He added that the "European project needs much stronger support of its citizens".
Poland's Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski is worried for the 850,000 Poles in the UK. "I can only give a sigh: so it's done. This is bad news for Europe, bad news for Poles ... The status of Poles living there will not change for now, but we don't really know how much Britain's status will be changed."
Pavel Filip, Moldova's prime minister, said the vote to leave was "a sad day for Europe".
Manfred Weber , leader of the European People's Party, the largest bloc in the EU parliament, said Britain should expect no free ride as it negotiates its departure.
"There cannot be any special treatment for the United Kingdom. The British people have expressed their wish to leave the EU. Leave means leave. The times of cherry-picking are over."
He insisted that the exit negotiations "should be concluded within two years".
Jean-Claude Juncker, the European Commission chief, said the EU will "not be bending over backwards" to help Britain in renegotiating trade deals with countries under the EU’s umbrella.
Taro Aso, Japan's minister of finance, told an emergency press briefing that Tokyo was "extremely worried" about the risks to the global economy and markets, but stood ready to respond "firmly".
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned earlier this month that a British departure would be a shock requiring quick action to avert the "disintegration" of the bloc.
"It looks like a sad day for #Europe the United Kingdom," he wrote on Twitter on Friday.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned earlier this month that a British departure would be a shock requiring quick action to avert the "disintegration" of the bloc.
"It looks like a sad day for #Europe the United Kingdom," he wrote on Twitter on Friday.
European Parliament President Martin Schulz said he expects negotiations over Britain's departure from the European Union to begin quickly. "The United Kingdom has decided to go its own way. I think the economic data show this morning that it will be a very difficult way," he said.
Will Brexit hurt the UK and Europe?
We ask OECD chief Angel Gurria, and Swiss Sen. Andrea Caroni debates expert Dylan Matthews on Universal Basic Income.
As UK citizens prepare to vote next week on whether to remain part of the European Union, what impact will a potential "Brexit" have on the global economy?In this week's UpFront, we ask Angel Gurria, the secretary-general of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, about the EU referendum and the OECD's 2016 Economic Survey on the US economy. This interview was recorded prior to the killing of British MP Jo Cox.In the Reality Check, we look at how economic sanctions often cause more harm than good. And in the Arena, we debate the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income with Swiss Senator Andrea Caroni and expert Dylan Matthews.
OECD chief: Brexit is 'bad from every single angle'As Britons decide whether to stay or leave the European Union, those outside of the UK are asking what a potential "Brexit" would mean not only for the UK, but also the global economy.The OECD has warned of the consequences of a potential British departure from the EU, saying the UK economy would suffer a "major negative shock", resulting in an "economic fallout" for other countries within the OECD.In this week's Headliner, Mehdi Hasan speaks to OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria about what a potential "Brexit" would mean for the world economy."Frankly, it's bad from every single angle," Gurria says, "Everybody's looking at it from different angles and the one common thread is it's negative, it's negative, it's negative, it's negative."Gurria also believes that a Brexit would have a "knock-on effect in Europe and in the world".The OECD secretary-general also discusses inequality and a new economic surveyon the US economy.
"The US is moving along, it should stay the course, but that it has a number of very important challenges, mostly having to do with productivity," Gurria says.Editor’s note: This interview was recorded prior to the tragic killing of British opposition MP Jo Cox.Reality Check: Economic sanctions can kill tooAs far back as ancient Greece, governments have tried to stop their enemies and bring about change via blockades, embargoes and even economic sanctions. While there are times when such sanctions have worked and do work, studies have shown that the majority of sanctions are unsuccessful in their intended purpose and sometimes cause great harm to those affected.In this week's Reality Check, Mehdi Hasan looks at how most sanctions do more harm than good.Is it time for Universal Basic Income?What if the government gave every citizen a minimum cash payment, paid right to their bank account every month? That's the premise behind Universal Basic Income, or UBI.Earlier this month, voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have provided a universal basic income grant to all. However, other countries such as Canada, the UK and Namibia are considering similar measures.Proponents of UBI say such income would help with rising unemployment and fight inequality and poverty, but opponents argue that the initiative would encourage people to quit their jobs and in turn, would have a negative impact on the economy.In this week's Arena, Andrea Caroni, senator and vice president of Switzerland's Free Democratic Party who campaigned against Universal Basic Income, debates with Dylan Matthews, a journalist at Vox, who has written extensively in favour of UBI.
Live coverage: The Brexit vote
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| A teller counts ballot papers at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, after polls closed in the EU referendum Thursday, June 23, 2016. Britain's referendum on whether to leave the European Union was too close to call early Friday, with increasingly mixed signals challenging earlier indications that "remain" had won a narrow victory. UNITED KINGDOM OUT |
Britain has voted in its historic EU referendum. Also known as the Brexit vote, the EU referendum allowed Brits to decide whether to 'remain" or "leave" the EU.
However, the vote count did not unfold as expected.
All of the votes have been counted, and 52% of voters voted "leave" while 48% voted "remain."
Initially, stocks soared and the British pound rallied as voters headed to the polls. After the polls closed, the early results reflected a healthy lead for the 'remain' vote, which is what most experts had forecasted.
But a little after midnight in London, or 7pm in New York, the 'leave' vote won in the district of Sunderland by a shockingly wide margin. And as more and more votes were tallied, more and more districts confirmed that voters wanted to make their Brexit.
The British pound crashed to a 31-year-low and stock market futures plunged. Global markets are tumbling.
Economist Samuel Tombs characterized the event as “an act of economic self-harm with global ramifications."
"The potential for additional referendums could be more disconcerting if it threw the notion of a unified European economy into doubt," Citigroup strategist Tobias Levkovich said last week. "In this respect, the Brexit vote itself is less important than a series of follow-on votes around the Continent."
Ahmed Elmohamady: Hull City full-back signs new contract
Hull City full-back Ahmed Elmohamady has signed a new three-year deal with the Premier League club until 2019.
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| Ahmed Elmohamady has scored 12 goals in 181 games for Hull City |
Egypt international Elmohamady joined Hull on an initial loan deal from Sunderland in 2012, before signing for £2m fee the following year.
The 28-year-old made 51 appearances last season to help City earn promotion through the Championship play-offs.
"I took the decision to sign straight away, it wasn't difficult," he told BBC Look North.
"We have a great manager, an experienced manager who's been in this league a long time so he knows how to prepare us for the big games.
"Hopefully we'll get the right people and the right players to go back and do well in the Premier League."
Elmohamady's contract is subject to him being granted a new work permit.
Syria: Kurdish-led forces enter ISIL-held Manbij city
Syrian Democratic Forces enter the ISIL stronghold backed by US-led air strikes in the northern Syrian city.
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| The SDF managed to encircle the city on June 10 |
Kurdish and Arab fighters of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have entered a key northern city of Manbij, an ISIL stronghold, the forces and monitoring group have said.
SDF was advancing slowly to the centre of Manbij on Thursday after entering the city backed by air strikes by the US-led coalition bombing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).
Nasser Haj Mansour, an adviser to the SDF, said the forces moved into the city on Wednesday from its northern edge, close to its grain silos which are still controlled by ISIL.
"Fierce street fighting between buildings" erupted as they entered the city, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the chief of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
He said progress was likely to be slow as SDF forces were facing booby-traps "planted by the jihadists to try to prevent the loss of the city".
Abdel Rahman said tens of thousands of civilians were trapped inside the city, though some 8,000 had been able to flee since the start of the SDF offensive on Manbij on May 31.
There were fears that ISIL would use civilians as human shields inside the city, which had a population of about 120,000 before the start of Syria's civil war in 2011.
The SDF managed to encircle the city on June 10 but its advance slowed as ISIL fought back, including with almost daily suicide bombings.
A major breakthrough
The advance marked a major breakthrough in the battle for Manbij, once a key link on the supply route between the Turkish border and ISIL's de facto Syrian capital of Raqqa.
ISIL has held the city since 2014, the year ISIL seized control of large parts of Syria and neighbouring Iraq and declared its "caliphate".
Formed in October 2015, the 25,000-strong SDF is dominated by the powerful Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) but includes an Arab contingent that has been steadily growing to around 5,000 fighters.
As well as air support, coalition countries have provided ground advisers to the SDF, including about 200 US special forces.
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The Manbij assault has coincided with another offensive launched by Syrian regime forces against ISIL in its stronghold province of Raqqa.
Backed by Russian warplanes, government forces re-entered the province this month as part of an offensive to retake Tabqa, another key town on the ISIL supply route to the Turkish border.
But after advancing to within 7km of Tabqa airbase, they were driven back late on Monday in an ISIL counter-attack that killed 40 loyalists.
Three Russian soldiers supporting regime troops in the area were seriously wounded on Tuesday when their vehicle hit a landmine, the Observatory said. They were recovered by Russian forces.
Syria's conflict began five years ago with the brutal repression of anti-government demonstrations. It has killed more than 280,000 people and displaced millions.
US Supreme Court blocks Obama's immigration plan
Split vote effectively kills Obama's executive order to protect millions of undocumented people from deportations.
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| A lower court struck down Obama's 2014 executive order in 2015 |
The US Supreme Court has deadlocked President Barack Obama's plan to spare millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation with a tie vote.
The eight-member court split four to four on Thursday, but did not provide details about how or why justices had voted, effectively killing the plan for the remaining seven-months of his presidency.
Obama called the ruling frustrating to those who want to "bring a rationality" to the immigration system.
"For more than two decades now, our immigration system ... has been broken, and the fact that the Supreme Court was not able to issue a decision today doesn't just set the system back even further, it takes us further from the country that we aspire to be," Obama said at the White House.
Though Obama predicted an immigration overhaul is inevitable, he conceded it won't happen while he's president due to opposition from the current Congress.
Working to lay the groundwork for the next president to pick up the effort, he cast the election in November as a referendum on how the country would treat its immigrants.
"We're going to have to make a decision about whether we are a people who tolerate the hypocrisy of a system where the workers who pick our fruit or make our beds never have the chance to get right with the law," Obama said.
"Or whether we're going to give them a chance, just like our forebears had a chance, to take responsibility and give their kids a better future."
Obama's 2014 plan was tailored to let roughly four million people - those who have lived illegally in the US at least since 2010, have no criminal record and have children who are US citizens or lawful permanent residents - get into a programme that shields them from deportation and supplies work permits.
The court, with four conservative justices and four liberals, appeared divided along ideological lines during oral arguments on April 18.
The ruling reflects the need to confirm a ninth justice, Obama said, blaming the Senate for failing to give a hearing to Merrick Garland, his nominee to replace Antonin Scalia who died in February.
The case reached the Supreme Court after a lower court struck down Obama's 2014 executive order last year.
Obama said the order was necessary because Congress had failed to pass immigration reforms.
'Not permitted'
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, the top Republican in Congress, said the court's action showed Obama had overstepped his authority.
"The Constitution is clear: The president is not permitted to write laws. Only Congress is," he said.
"The Constitution is clear: The president is not permitted to write laws. Only Congress is," he said.
Obama insisted on Thursday that his administration would continue with its other immigration action that protects immigrants brought to the country as children from deportation. That programme was not under
consideration by the court.
consideration by the court.
Officials would instead continue to prioritise deportations for people who have committed crimes, those who recently crossed the border and threats to national security.
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