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Originally Posted by ianch99
I have touched on this in the past i.e. the English-driven Brexit risks the break up of the Union as NI, Scotland and Wales benefited more from being part of the EU and (apart from Wales) wanted to significantly Remain.
The Welsh vote was odd as South Wales especially has had a lot of EU money and I think Wales received more, as a nation, that it put in.
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A lot of the areas in England that benefitted most from the EU funds supported leave. Where areas like the Thames Valley that did not need the EU subsidies voted remain.