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After Push For 'Remain,' London Voters Face Consequences Of 'Brexit'

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan, right, makes an address flanked by the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn during a European Referendum "Remain" rally in London, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan, right, makes an address flanked by the leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn during a European Referendum "Remain" rally in London, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

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A day after voters in the UK chose to leave the European Union, we take a closer look at the vote, and take the pulse in London, where voters overwhelmingly wanted to remain in the EU.

London is a center of the global financial industry, and it is expected to lose thousands and possibly tens of thousands of jobs because of the "Brexit" vote. Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with the BBC's Caroline Hawley in London.

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Caroline Hawley, BBC senior correspondent. She tweets @carolinehawley.

This segment aired on June 24, 2016.

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