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The only region in England and Wales to vote for Remain could become its own city state by 2035, analyst says, according to The Week website.
Calls have emerged for London to secede from the UK after the results of the EU referendum.
The capital of the United Kingdom resisted the national trend to become the only region in England and Wales to vote in favour of remaining in the European Union.
Remain won 2,263,519 votes in London, compared with 1,513,232 in favour of Leave. Now its residents are “venting their frustrations on social media with pleas to form an independent city state and stay in the EU”, the London Evening Standard reports.
A petition on Change.org says: “London is an international city, and we want to remain at the heart of Europe.”
It has so far gathered just 800 signatories, according to The Week.
Prior to the vote, Professor Tony Travers, of the London School of Economics, told the BBC that while the scenario is unlikely, it is far from impossible.
According to Travers, independence is not the only way London could continue to flex its muscle on a world stage. The city could follow New York’s example, he says, with a powerful mayor who operates independently from the national government.
Read the full story here: http://www.theweek.co.uk/73896/london-independence-could-the-capital-break-away-from-the-uk
News source: www.theweek.co.uk
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