Rebirth of England.

Chapter 1015 Finale 3: Female Prime Minister (Part )

On June 2016, 6, Britain began its Brexit referendum.

On February 2 this year, Cameron announced that the referendum date would be set today.

On this day, people across the UK will choose "yes" or "no" in a ballot asking "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"

It can be said that the vote on this day will determine the fate of Britain for quite some time to come.

On June 6, after a busy counting period, Chief Counting Officer Jenny Watson officially announced the national count results of the referendum at Manchester City Hall.

According to statistics, a total of 33578016 votes were received in this Brexit referendum, accounting for 72.2% of the eligible voters in the UK. The turnout rate of over % shows that this Brexit referendum attracted the participation of most citizens.

In the end, the number of votes in favor of Brexit was 17275889, accounting for 51.45% of the total votes; the number of votes in favor of staying in the EU was 16302127, accounting for 48.55% of the total votes...

So in this Brexit referendum, people who supported Brexit won by a narrow margin!

After the Brexit referendum results were announced, Cameron gave a speech in front of 10 Downing Street, announcing his resignation as prime minister.

He said that although he supported remaining in the EU, the British people had chosen another path, so they needed a new prime minister.

Although he appeared calm and composed in his resignation statement, Cameron was actually deeply traumatized - many years later, he admitted in his memoirs that the referendum result was a huge blow to him, he fell into "extreme depression and frustration", and he knew very well in his heart that "some people will never forgive me."

A staff member close to Cameron later revealed to the media that the Duke of Devonshire, who had a close personal relationship with Cameron at the time, had warned him very early on that Brexit would deal a severe blow to the British economy.

Cameron himself is a representative figure of the pro-EU camp. He initiated the Brexit referendum in order to quell the controversy within the party over the EU and believed that the British people would choose to remain in the EU.

However, the referendum result was beyond his expectations, with 51.45% of voters choosing to leave the EU - a result that made his political position awkward and difficult for him to continue leading the country.

Similarly, the result of the Brexit referendum brought about huge political and economic uncertainties, and Cameron also found it difficult to cope with the subsequent Brexit negotiations and national integration tasks. It was reported that he was unwilling to deal with the complex issues involved in Brexit, so he chose to resign.

Of course, the most important reason is that Cameron felt personally responsible for the result of the referendum because he was the leader of the pro-EU camp. After the referendum failed, he believed that he was not qualified to continue leading the country, so he chose to resign to show his responsibility.

In addition, the result of the Brexit referendum also dealt a heavy blow to the British stock market.

Back to the morning of June 6, when Barron's motorcade arrived at the DS Financial Center, Daisy, who was beside him, looked at Barron before getting off the car:

"Will today's results be what you expected?"

"I don't want this to happen, but unfortunately..."

After giving Barron a kiss on the cheek, Daisy said:

"Then I will prepare for battle. I have been preparing for so long."

Watching the woman get out of the car and walk towards the building in high spirits, Barron smiled and wiped off the lipstick marks on his face...

Just after the Brexit referendum results were announced, the FTSE 100 index futures in the UK plummeted by more than 15%, and the FTSE 350 index also plummeted by more than 13.5%!

And in the following days, the market continued to fall, and the British stock market was hit by a bloody storm.

In addition to the British stock market, the result of the Brexit referendum will directly affect the relationship between Britain and the European Union, and its results have also caused sharp fluctuations in global stock markets.

Germany's DAX futures fell 9% in response.

At the same time, rising risk aversion sentiment led global investors to flock to safe assets, the yen soared, Japan's Nikkei index plummeted 7%, and triggered the circuit breaker mechanism.

Stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region were not spared, with the Hang Seng Index of China's Hong Kong falling 5.7%, the Kospi Index falling more than 4%, and the Taiwan Weighted Index and Singapore's Straits Times Index both falling more than 2%.

China's A-share market was also affected by the external market. The Shanghai Composite Index took a sharp turn for the worse in the afternoon, falling 2.9% to 2807.6 at one point, marking the biggest drop since May 2016, 5. The CSI 30 Index fell 300% and the ChiNext Index fell 2.5%.

In addition, the result of the UK's Brexit referendum also had a major impact on the foreign exchange market.

After the Brexit referendum result was announced, the pound sterling fell sharply against the US dollar, hitting its lowest level in decades, and the euro was also affected.

The sharp fluctuations in exchange rates have had a significant impact on international trade and cross-border investment - investors need to face exchange rate risks and adjust the strategies and expectations of related businesses.

Citigroup has warned that if Britain leaves the EU, it could lead to a fall in the pound and the euro and a strengthening of the dollar.

In this regard, Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen once said that the UK's Brexit referendum may have a significant economic impact, and financial markets may fluctuate for a period of time, which will have a negative impact on financial conditions and the US economic outlook.

In addition, Brexit may also lead more EU countries to consider the possibility of leaving the EU, which means that the EU has the chance to face disintegration, bringing lasting negative impact on the market.

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After Cameron announced his resignation, the Conservative Party’s top priority now is to elect a new party leader to succeed Cameron and assume the responsibilities of prime minister.

From this time on, competition for the party leader began within the Conservative Party.

The Conservative Party leadership election is a two-phase campaign.

The first phase of the campaign, which will begin on July 7, will involve selecting from among the five candidates currently interested in running.

Candidates include former Foreign Secretary Joe Harriman, former Home Secretary Theresa May, former Energy Secretary Andrea Leadsom, former Defense Secretary Liam Fox and others.

The selection process at this stage will involve three rounds of voting among Conservative MPs, with the candidate with the fewest votes in each round disqualified from continuing the election.

But what’s interesting is that the three most popular candidates in this Conservative Party leadership election are Joe Harriman, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom - all of them are women.

(Above: Joe Harriman, Theresa May, Andrea Leadson)

This also means that there is a high probability that Britain will have its second female prime minister after Mrs. Thatcher.

Sure enough, in the two rounds of selection held on July 7 and 5, two candidates withdrew from the competition.

The remaining three candidates are Joe Harriman, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.

This means that no matter who among the three wins in the end, the emergence of the second British female prime minister after Mrs. Thatcher is a foregone conclusion.

Interestingly, among the three female candidates currently in the selection process, the order of pro-European to Eurosceptic tendencies is Joe Harriman, Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.

Both Joe Harriman and Theresa May initially supported the failed Remain campaign promoted by current Prime Minister Cameron, but Joe Harriman's attitude was more resolute - although because of the public's increasingly strong Eurosceptic tendencies, Joe Harriman began to keep a low profile in related statements, but he has also been emphasizing the serious consequences of Britain's withdrawal from the EU.

Before the Brexit referendum, Theresa May's attitude changed subtly. She stopped talking about the negative impact of Brexit and started talking more about the option of Brexit for Britain, saying that it was "not unacceptable and would have certain benefits"...

As for Andrea Leadsom, she has always been an active Eurosceptic and supports Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

In the third round of selection on July 7, Joe Harriman and Theresa May were confirmed as the finalists, while Andrea Leadson was eliminated.

Joe Harriman eventually defeated Theresa May and was confirmed as the leader of the Conservative Party in a vote conducted by 7 Conservative Party members on July 11.

Next, Cameron made a statement outside 11 Downing Street later on the 10th, announcing that he would resign as prime minister on the 13th.

After making the statement, Cameron did not take off the small microphone on his collar and walked directly to the door of 10 Downing Street.

At this time, a voice came from the microphone. Cameron was humming a little tune, and the tune sounded very cheerful.

After the door closed, Cameron's voice came from the microphone: "Okay."

Then he took off the microphone.

Some media believe that judging from the cheerful tune Cameron hummed, he was very happy to leave 10 Downing Street and escape the chaos caused by Brexit.

On July 7, Cameron attended the Prime Minister's Question Session in Parliament for the last time at noon, and went to Buckingham Palace in the afternoon to submit his resignation to the Queen.

After the Queen agreed to his resignation, Joe Harriman drove to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen.

At this time, Joe Harriman had cut his hair short, making him look more neat and capable.

As she entered the drawing room, the Queen looked at Joe Harriman and was momentarily out of control.

After all, from her perspective at the time, the person who had just stepped in here seemed to be her former daughter-in-law, Diana.

It was just that the queen was distracted for a moment, and soon she realized that it was just her illusion, and then she showed that familiar kind smile on her face...

At this point, Joe Harriman was officially approved by the Queen and became the new Prime Minister of England.

She is the second female Prime Minister in British history after Margaret Thatcher.

At the same time, at the age of 36, she broke Cameron's record (43 years old) and became the youngest British Prime Minister in nearly 200 years.

It is worth mentioning that in the entire history of Britain, the only prime minister younger than Joe Harriman was William Pitt the Younger, who became prime minister in 1783 at the age of 24.

Interestingly, the ancestor of the Devonshire family, William Cavendish, was also elected Prime Minister of England in 1756 at the age of 36.

However, because it was not long before Joe Harriman's 36th birthday, she became the second youngest prime minister in British history with a slight advantage.

Afterwards, Jo Harriman and her partner, supermodel Rosie Huntington, came to 10 Downing Street and delivered a speech at the door of the Prime Minister's Office.

In his speech, Joe Harriman promised to work hard to resolve the various injustices in British society, develop the British economy, and provide more jobs and security for the people.

Regarding the Brexit referendum, Joe Harriman said:

"After the Brexit referendum, we have learned the choice of the British people. I will respect everyone's wishes and lead the government to deal with the challenges brought about by this matter... But it should be understood that Brexit is a complicated matter. We need to use Article 50 of the Lisbon Agreement with caution before we find the best solution..."