Brexit: tears for some triumph for others

The famous British stiff upper lip was very much in evidence among some people euronews spoke to. Some regard the result as a disaster while others see it as the start of something new and beautiful.

“There’s a lot to build on. Generally, I think it’s an absolutely fantastic result. I’m sure we’ll get through it. We’ve gotten on well before hand and I don’t see why we shouldn’t now. This is what makes Britain great,” said one man.

“I think there’s going to be an apocalypse. We’re doomed,” predicted another Londoner.

Sentiments shared by another commuter in the capital: “Devastated, basically. Completed gutted. Not quite sure what’s going to happen, but I guess we’ll have to wait and see.”

But one man sounded slightly optimistic about Britain’s future. “This country has been going on over 2,000 years, successfully for the most part. Exiting the European Union is not going to do any damage in the long term, maybe for the short term as we have seen pretty much straight away with the pound against the dollar and the euro. But apart from that I am not worried, its just uncertainty.”

Our correspondent Sarah Chappell said: “The British people have woken up to the knowledge that a political earthquake has taken place, with the UK voting to leave the European Union. In the words of the Vote Leave campaign the country has decided to “take back control,” with wide-reaching implications for British politics, the UK economy and the EU as a whole.”