The weather is on the side of the people

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Chucking it down in the East of England. Storms last night. Senior Remain campaigners phoning in minute by minute weather updates to Brussels. To say there is despair among the elite is to do the English language injustice.

Brexiters were out in force, soaked to the skin, some were being carried to the polling booths. As we said "good morning" to each other, there were mentions of "Independence Day" with laughs and winks.

Some Brexiters looked to the Heavens as they chucked down rain upon us and smiled. The Heavens were on our side.

How? Who does it benefit?

There was a brilliant Guardian journalist on Newsnight 2 days ago who said that Labour is disintegrating in the North East, the East and Wales. He said it was something like a rebellion against the governing class who cannot govern, he called it a crisis for democracy.

If Leave win, it is almost or even is, a revolution against the ruling class. The implications are enormous.

If Leave win, it is almost or even is, a revolution against the ruling class. The implications are enormous.

No. We'll still have a Tory government and in 2020 you'll get another Tory government.

Morning. Just woke up. (Went to sleep at 11.) So exciting but still so tense. I'm still worried about London and Birmingham.

Ghost, Cameron will have to go, Corbyn may even be toppled. Labour will have to change. McDonnell and Umunna say they want PR voting. Things might really change as the political class adapts to what the people have said.

They should have got the message when their vote evaporated in Scotland, but still no.

As Alistair Campbell said - the voters shouldn't be allowed their say....

Pretty much sums up modern Labour's opinion on their core support.

I think that there will be an appetite for PR now that people have actually felt their vote counting for a change.

Morning Milly, yes London and Birmingham are very important and could put a dampener on things.

London is going to be huge for remain - I suspect they will carry it.

Then it's London plus Scotland vs (most of) the rest of the country plus Wales. ( apologies not sure where n Ireland is coming out).

Talk about divided nation

'Talk about divided nation'

Yep. They are saying Inner london will be strong Remain, but Outer London may be weaker.

Shiny - I agree. I think that it's very unlikely that Leave wins. But think about the North/South and the London vs rest of country. Divided country indeed! Shocking times ahead because practically everywhere is Leave apart from London.

Barking & Dagenham big Leave. JelliedEels was part of it, but she is probably asleep at the moment

Andrew Neil ‏@afneil · 5m5 minutes ago

Tonight is now down to a battle between London and the rest of England.

Beth Rigby ‏@BethRigby · 1m1 minute ago

Nuneaton - bellwether seat comes out strongly for #leave 66/34. (Thrasher had it 54/46)

Andrew Neil is reading Mumsnet! (Waves at Andrew) - best interviewer EVER!

Is it going to be 50:50? What will happen then? Negotiate to stay in but with no free movement?

Andrew Neil is brilliant.
Margins getting closer again. Nerve wracking stuff.

We're on 50/50
This is so exciting.

Imagine if there is less than 0.5% margin between the results!
1/2 the country will be cross one way or the other

50:50 is the worst possible result for the country and the economy.

I fucking love MN!

"Half the country will be cross"

I love the word 'cross', I use it all the time - it's such an exasperated mum type of word!

Mango I love it too! My DD would say it's my default mood......

Has West Oxfordshire declared ( Cameron's constituency) - lots of vote leave signs on the a40 the other day just to piss him off !

Aaarrgghhhh I'm watching from behind a cushion, the cats looking at me like this