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BBC forecasts Britain will vote to leave the EU in referendum

By Chris Peterson in London (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2016-06-24 11:59

BBC forecasts Britain will vote to leave the EU in referendum

Workers begin counting ballots after polling stations closed in the Referendum on the European Union in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, June 23, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

Britain's state broadcaster, the BBC, predicted the country would vote to leave the European Union after 43 years in a nationwide referendum.

The BBC said it was forecasting a win after 316 out of 382 regional counting centres had declared, with 13,554,290 votes in favour of leaving and 12,678,318 voting to remain at 4:30 local time.

The first side to reach 16.8 million votes will win.

The pound dropped to its lowest level since 1985.

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