Now London wants to exit Britain

After London was the only region across England and Wales to vote in favor of the U.K. remaining in the EU, Londoners on social media called for the city to separate from Britain.

(Image credit: DANIEL SORABJI/AFP/Getty Images)

published 24 June 2016

Ready for a Lexit? A day after Britain voted in favor of exiting the European Union, Londoners flocked to social media Friday to urge the capital to exit the country and become an independent state.

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