'British refugees welcome' in Spain following Brexit
Monday, June 27, 2016 @ 8:34 AM
MID the flood of Brits with Irish roots seeking passports for the Emerald Isle, and Scotland seriously considering a second independence referendum after the 'Brexit' vote won by 51.9%, Spain may well offer 'asylum' to UK nationals seeking to flee their non-EU island, if a recent Twitter post is anything to go by.
The oft-published photo of the Cibeles Palace in central Madrid bearing the sign 'Refugees welcome', showing Spain's willingness to take in war victims escaping the Middle East, has been doctored by Twitter user 'Camilo en Madrid', and reposted to read 'British refugees welcome'.
It has already been retweeted 229 times and 'liked' by 211, and a number of Brits have replied, saying they are 'on their way'.
Developments since the referendum result produced a vote for Britain to leave the EU have been fast – a petition for a second referendum needed only 100,000 signatures to be debated in the House of Commons, and is now at well over 3.3 million, whilst it has since come to light that the result will not become binding unless and until it is agreed by a majority in Parliament.
A subdued-looking Boris Johnson and Michael Gove looked far from thrilled at their victory when appearing before the press the morning after, and have 'assured' there is 'no rush' to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to start the exit process.
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