UK newspapers react to Brexit news
THEY say journalists write the first draft of history and if the cliche proves true then the front pages hitting the press in the UK at the moment show the decision to leave the EU may well leave the nation divided.
The conservative broadsheet The Times responded with a straight down the line front showing "Leave" campaign leader Nigel Farage standing with his hands aloft in celebration of the historic moment.
It's been an eventful night. Here's our 6am edition: #Brexit for Britain https://t.co/iVb5XFPbld pic.twitter.com/zaOJgcmbt4
— The Times of London (@thetimes) June 24, 2016
While the ever entertaining London based tabloid The Sun responded with See Eu Later.
Le Royaume-Uni en route vers le #Brexit. Le DIRECT de l'#AFP https://t.co/Skm6WYTGLk pic.twitter.com/vaNFjeX640
— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) June 24, 2016
And the Daily Mirror went with the Union jack painted across a person's face above the simple statement: "We're Out."
The most striking #brexit front page yet: @DailyMirror (h/t @suttonnick) pic.twitter.com/k1JRdomPt0
— (((Staci D Kramer))) (@sdkstl) June 24, 2016
Meanwhile in Scotland the nation's most purchased paper, The Daily Record is reflecting the fact that while this may be a popular move in England the northerners are very upset.
The Record has gone with "Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid, We're on Our Way Out"and shortly after the news was announced the leader of the Scottish National Party Alex Salmond said the result was cause for another referendum on Scottish independence.
Today's @Daily_Record front page after #EUref #scotpapers : pic.twitter.com/VhL9RqUblk
— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) June 24, 2016
Finally The Independent is pointing to the fact the news will shock the world in both an economic and political sense - they've published the headline: "Global Shock as Britain Quits EU."
Today's front page of i (5am edition) #EUref #Brexit pic.twitter.com/ZgUSkaIUtY
— Oly Duff (@olyduff) June 24, 2016