Brexit

Her nearest rival Andrea Leadsom, in the contest to become Britain's next prime minister, but the race has been overshadowed by post-Brexit carnage for property investors and the pound.

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The Berlin senator for Economics and Technology was not chatting to fellow politicians, but with start-ups and global funds, who, in the wake of Brexit, are now considering Germany's capital as their base.

"Those companies who have headquarters in London are aware that they need to be in the EU," she says.

"We had competition in the last two or three years between London and Berlin. I am convinced that more funds will now make the decision in favour of Berlin."

Around 52% of voters in the UK voted to leave the EU, but many have been criticised online by Remain voters.

Young Leave voters have told Newsbeat that they've been labelled racist and xenophobic for their political views.

It has resulted in many Leave voters staying silent on social media for fear of attack and criticism.

"The main place I received abuse was on Twitter," 19-year-old Thomas Proudfoot tells Newsbeat.

"People were getting quite aggressive towards me when I tweeted about how happy I was that leave won.

Mr Corbyn said on Sunday he regretted the resignations of several members of his senior team in the wake of Britain's vote in favour of leaving the European Union, but he did not plan to resign.

Ten members of Britain's Labour Party resignedhours after Mr Corbyn sacked a key member of his shadow cabinet.

Britain yesterday voted to break out of the European Union, in a thunderous decision that sent shockwaves across Europe and the rest of the world.

The final result showed 17.4 million people voted Leave, while 16.1 million people voted Remain.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande led calls for urgent EU reform, in order to survive a traumatic divorce with Britain, but also to ensure the continued survival of the Union.

"We are off now to an Irish pub to get decently drunk. And from tomorrow on we will again work for a better #Europe. Promised!", the German Foreign Office tweeted this morning.

Worried European leaders will hold a series of crisis talks in coming days after 52 per cent of British voters opted to leave the European Union in a decision which sent shockwaves through the continent.

The overwhelming majority of the searches came from Northern Ireland.

The search giant also reported more searches for "what happens if we leave the EU" around midnight on 23 June and for other phrases like "British independence day" and "Norway EU" .

One expert cautioned that the data does not reveal actual volumes of searches.

On the financial implications, Google Trends said it had recorded the highest-ever search interest in sterling.

In a statement outside Downing Street, he said he would attempt to "steady the ship" over the coming weeks and months but that "fresh leadership" was needed.

The PM had urged the country to vote Remain but but was defeated by 52% to 48% despite London, Scotland and Northern Ireland backing staying in.

UKIP leader Nigel Farage hailed it as the UK's "independence day".

The pound fell to its lowest level against the dollar since 1985 as the markets reacted to the results.

In their final statement, the group warned that a UK exit from the EU would reverse the trend of increased global trade, investment and jobs.

The meeting brings together the world's leading seven industrialised nations.

The final communiqué set global growth as a priority for dealing with threats to the world's economy and security.

But the warning about the economic consequences of the UK leaving the European Union comes as Britain prepares for a referendum on 23 June.