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# EU referendum
On Thursday 23 June 2016 the EU referendum took place and the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.
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## [PM Commons statement on the result of the EU referendum: 27 June 2016](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-commons-statement-on-the-result-of-the-eu-referendum-27-june-2016)
Prime Minister David Cameron gave a statement in the House of Commons on the result of the EU referendum.

## [EU referendum outcome: PM statement, 24 June 2016](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/eu-referendum-outcome-pm-statement-24-june-2016)
Prime Minister David Cameron made a statement in Downing Street on the outcome of the referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union.

## [Statement by the Chancellor following the EU referendum](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statement-by-the-chancellor-following-the-eu-referendum)
Statement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne following the outcome of the EU referendum.

## [HM Treasury analysis on the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU: George Osborne's speech (Archived)](https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/hm-treasury-analysis-on-the-immediate-economic-impact-of-leaving-the-eu-george-osbornes-speech)
Treasury's analysis on the immediate economic impact of leaving the EU, shows a vote to leave will push the UK economy into recession - the Chancellor explains.

## [PM: Cost of holidays and travel to rise if the UK left the EU (Archived)](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-cost-of-holidays-and-travel-to-rise-if-the-uk-left-the-eu)
The cost of a 4-person holiday to Europe could rise by £230 following a vote to leave the EU, Treasury analysis shows.

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