Brexit live: Corbyn refuses to step down as a string of shadow cabinet ministers resign – latest news

Half of the Labour shadow cabinet are expected to resign today

Hilary Benn has been sacked as shadow Foreign Secretary and Heidi Alexander has resigned as shadow Health Secretary, amid reports up to half of the Labour shadow cabinet are expected to resign.

Here are the latest updates:

• Labour's Game of Thrones: Shadow cabinet revolt
• 77,000 fraudulent signatures removed as investigation launches
• Anger over 'Bregret' among some Leave voters
• EU says 'no need' for UK to send formal letter to trigger exit
• Wave of racial abuse and hate crime reported after referendum
• 3 million sign petition demanding second EU referendum
• I voted for Brexit – now I realise what a terrible mistake I made
• HSBC ‘plans to move 1,000 jobs to Paris’ due to Brexit

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Britain voted to leave the European Union by a narrow margin, with a turnout of 72 per cent.

Leave won the referendum with 51.9 per cent (17,410,742 votes), while Remain finished on 48.1 per cent (16,141,241 votes).