Wrexham & Wales Reacts To Leave Vote

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This article is old - Published: Friday, Jun 24th, 2016

Reaction to the overnight Leave vote for Wrexham and the UK is emerging…

Wrexham, Wales and the UK all voted Leave yesterday with the results emerging formally in the early hours of this morning. We have been documenting some of the reaction on our twitter feed, however some more lengthy statements have been made locally and from Cardiff.

Glyndwr University issued a statement from their Vice Chancellor, “We are reassuring all of our students that their best interests are our highest priority. We will do whatever is within our power to inform and support them as arrangements for the UK to leave the EU are developed and implemented over the coming months and years.

“In particular, we are reassuring current students paying EU-level fees and incoming EU students for 2016/17 that they will not be financially disadvantaged during their time at our University as a result of the referendum result, regardless of the timing of the UK’s exit from the EU. We will also reassure our partners in EU countries on this.”

The statement adds: “Whatever the future landscape looks like, Wrexham Glyndwr University will remain international in its outlook and will cherish educational, research, cultural and economic links. ”

Local MP Ian Lucas has written a lengthy note on his Facebook page which notes, “The majority of the people I represent voted to leave the EU because they do not believe it worked for them. Their concerns relate to unmanaged change in their communities with no adequate response from Government, at all levels, to large scale migration. We must address those concerns both my managing the level of migration and by investing in places affected by it.”

Referring to ‘tumultuous days ahead’ Mr Lucas says: “My job, with other MPs, is to chart a course that will calm, direct and take us forward and to look after the interests of my constituents. That is what I intend to do.”

First Minister Carwyn Jones has written a long statement with the first few words setting the tone, ‘I am deeply disappointed with the result’. A Cabinet meeting is planned for Monday.

Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood issued a statement via twitter:

A message from @LeanneWood. Join today for the future of Wales https://t.co/sDxJjdaWsK pic.twitter.com/yDcqjPe7ig

— Plaid Cymru (@Plaid_Cymru) June 24, 2016

There is no EU Leave specific statement from the Welsh Conservatives that we can spot, however Welsh Leader Andrew Davies has written a note regarding the forthcoming departure of David Cameron, “We owe David Cameron a great debt of gratitude for his leadership in opposition and as Prime Minister for the last six years”

UKIP Wales have not issued any formal reaction, however have been busy sharing pictures and video of Nigel Farage