The Brexit fiasco unsurprisingly is the topic of conversation for a second day, as the news that Britain has voted to leave the European Union sinks in.
By a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%, the people of the United Kingdom supported the motion to withdraw from the EU.
The backlash of the result was immediate, as British Sterling hit its lowest value in 31 years, David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister, and France overtook the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy.
The decision is being jeered at globally and so too has its front page coverage in Britain’s main media outlets.
The newspapers that championed the ‘Leave’ campaign are revelling in the ‘glorious victory’ of it all.
Daily Star – Let’s make Britain great again
DAILY STAR: Now let’s make Britain great again #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/6cMRZvXfCd
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
The first to back Brexit, The Sun – Why should I do the hard shit?
SUN EXCLUSIVE: Why should I do the hard s**t? #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/HW4vmOjGoU
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
Daily Express – World’s most successful newspaper crusade ends in glorious victory
DAILY EXPRESS: We’re out of the EU #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/uo1QEPtckm
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
The catastrophic economic fallout was given more prominence in the papers that backed ‘Remain’.
The Guardian – Over. And out
GUARDIAN:.Over. And out #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/0p5B1gawDh
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
Daily Mirror – What happens next?
DAILY MIRROR: So what the hell happens now? #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/8IyZTEGX73
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
The Times – Brexit earthquake
THE TIMES: Brexit earthquake #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/fnO0JT9Zf7
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
But it’s the Daily Mail’s ‘Historic Edition’ that has people shaking their heads in disbelief.
Take a bow, Britain.
DAILY MAIL HISTORIC EDITION: Take a bow, Britain! #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/VpurBk5KXo
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
Instead of touching on the Economic chaos, David Cameron’s resignation, or Nigel Farage rolling back on the ‘Leave’ campaigns £350 million NHS promise on live TV, the focus was on the “day quiet people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, out-of-touch political class and a contemptuous Brussels elite”.
The outlet’s former political editor, James Chapman, criticised the front page in a tweet that highlighted the reaction of his six-year-old son.
My 6-year-old (who’s half-Greek) asked his mum repeatedly today if he’d have to “go home”. As my old employer puts it, “Take a bow, Britain”
— James Chapman (@jameschappers) June 24, 2016
Scotland, who voted in overwhelmingly large margins to remain part of the EU, will take steps to call a second referendum to leave the UK.
Scottish Mail – Disunited Kingdom
SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL: Disunited Kingdom #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/ZVm2nyxdyh
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
This tweet pretty much sums up how everyone else read that Daily Mail front page.
Tomorrow’s Daily Mail front page VS tomorrow’s Daily Mail front page pic.twitter.com/smRKYc9zh7
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) June 24, 2016
Good luck… we’ll need it.
LIBÉRATION: Good Luck #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/KON9hwq8kz
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) June 24, 2016
