Now London Wants to Exit Britain

London, 20 Ramadan 1437/26 June 2016 (MINA) – Ready for a Lexit? A day after Britain voted in favor of exiting the European Union, Londoners flocked to social media to urge the capital to exit the country and become an independent state.

There’s even a petition up on Change.org that already has thousands of signatures, calling for London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan, to declare the city’s independence, theweek.com reported..

“London is an international city, and we want to remain at the heart of Europe,” it says.

“Let’s make the divorce official and move in with our friends on the continent.”

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The petition was started by freelance writer James O’Malley, who expected only a few hundred signatures.

In London, more than 75 percent of votes were cast in favor of remaining in the EU, while just 25 percent were cast in favor of leaving — a big departure from the country’s overall split of 52 percent for the Brexit and 48 percent against it. (T/R07/R01)

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