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  1. David Cameron to Resign Wednesday, Theresa May to Be Next U.K. Prime MinisterEnergy Minister Andrea Leadsom has dropped out of the Tory leadership race, allowing the home secretary to assume office on Wednesday.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. Brexit Could Trigger the Next Financial Crisis — in ItalyItalian banks are sitting on a pile of bad loans. Brexit just tossed a match on that pile. If the fire spreads, it could produce an economic and political crisis.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Farage Resigns, Achieved Dream of Ruining U.K.He wants his “life back,” so Britons can find someone else to pick up the pieces.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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    How Brexit Threw the Labour Party Into Crisis — and What’s NextMPs voted overwhelmingly against Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a “no confidence” vote. But so far he’s refusing to step down. 
    By Tom Ewing
  5. Boris Johnson Brexit But Won’t Buy itThe former London mayor who led the “Leave” campaign will not seek to replace David Cameron as the U.K.’s next prime minister.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. Now Britain’s Labour Party Is Also Descending Into a Leadership CrisisLeader Jeremy Corbyn just lost a no-confidence vote from his peers in Parliament.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Angela Merkel Suggests EU Doesn’t Want to Be U.K.’s Friend With Benefits“Whoever wants to leave this family cannot expect to have no more obligations but to keep the privileges,” the German chancellor said, ahead of an EU meeting in Brussels.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. David Cameron Rules Out Brexit RematchThe outgoing prime minister says there will be no second referendum. The markets are not pleased.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Brexit Sparks Coup Attempt, Resignations, and ‘Utter Chaos’ in U.K. PoliticsThe Conservative and Labour parties decide it’s a great time for a leadership crisis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. The A-Z of Brexit: A Guide to Britain’s New PoliticsU is for Unbrexit. 
    By Tom Ewing
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    No, the Brexit Doesn’t Mean Trump Will Win, But It’s Still an Important WarningThe U.S. and U.K. electorates have been primed by many of the same anxieties, and the anti-Trump elite better pay attention.
    By Chas Danner
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    Many in the UK Are Clamoring for a Brexit Do-OverAnd more than 140,000 Londoners now want out of the UK, but neither is likely at this point.
    By Chas Danner
  13. let the speculation begin
    A Brexit Boom for BillionairesGeorge Soros and other speculators may have cashed in on the market chaos Friday.
    By Michelle Celarier
  14. Why the British Left Isn’t Talking About ImmigrationLabour is far more dependent than the Democrats on the white working class, where resentment of immigrants is high.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    The (American) Idiot’s Guide to BrexitHere’s everything you need to know about the British referendum that could reshape the future of the world’s largest economy.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Brexit A guide to the fallout from Britain’s historic decision to begin divorce proceedings with the European Union.
    By Eric Levitz
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    Brexit: Britain’s Middle Finger to the WorldIn the U.K., emotion triumphed over reason, and Britons hurt not only themselves but everyone else. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  18. Donald Trump’s Reaction to Brexit Will Surprise Exactly NobodyHe thinks it’s a “great thing.”
    By Adam Banicki
  19. Brexit Has Scrambled the British Political System — and Given Trump a ModelThe PM has resigned, and the Labour leader is facing a no-confidence vote. It’s a fine mess!
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. ‘What Happens if We Leave the EU’ Searches Spiked in U.K. After VoteHey, Google? Can you please tell me what the heck is happening in my country? Thanks!
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  21. British Prime Minister David Cameron Steps Down Following Brexit VoteCameron said the country requires “fresh leadership” to negotiate its divorce from the EU.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Britain Votes to Leave the European UnionBrexit is complete, and global markets are tanking in response.
    By Claire Landsbaum
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    Boris Johnson Could Be Next U.K. Prime MinisterLondon’s former mayor has a colorful past.
    By Christian Lorentzen
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    How Donald Trump Explains ‘Brexit’The same forces tearing at Great Britain before its big EU vote helped give rise to the GOP candidate. 
    By Annie Lowrey
  25. The Assassination of MP Jo Cox Has Intensified Britain’s Political CrisisHer suspected killer said his name was “death to traitors, freedom for Britain,” in a court appearance on Saturday, but how the tragedy will influence next week’s Brexit vote remains unclear.
    By Chas Danner
  26. Obama to UK: Don’t Brexit. UK to Obama: Piss OffLondon mayor Boris Johnson suggested that the “part-Kenyan” president’s position might be motivated by an “ancestral dislike of the British empire.”
    By Eric Levitz
  27. Will the Brussels Attacks Tip the Brexit Scales?Probably not, since the referendum may have more to do with horse meat than with terrorism.
    By Christian Lorentzen