'Now we have our own Independence Day': Brexiteers celebrate July 4 after EU referendum win

Independence Day: Nigel Farage originally suggested June 23 as a bank holiday
Reuters/Toby Melville
Mark Chandler4 July 2016
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Brexit backers were today celebrating July 4 by proclaiming Britain now has its own Independence Day.

Outgoing Ukip leader Nigel Farage announced after the Leave campaign win that it was the country's own version of the American holiday.

And today Leave voters celebrated on social media with a triumphant series of tweets about the country securing independence.

Former Ukip MEP Godfrey Bloom wrote: "Happy Independence Day to all my American chums, I now know how it feels!"

And Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan wrote: "It has never felt better to say this.

"From one sovereign nation to another, happy #IndependenceDay, cousins."

The executive editor of ConservativeHome Mark Wallace tweeted sarcastically: "Happy #IndependenceDay to Yankee followers.

"It's a shame breaking free of an unaccountable power wrecked your economy and left you isolated."

And David Jack wrote: "From a newly independent Britain, wishing all my American followers and friends a very happy #IndependenceDay ."

Ukips's Mark Reckless tweeted: "Nigel Farage's greatest achievement will always be getting us our referendum to leave the EU. I salute his achievement. #IndependenceDay"

Many others joined in, referring to July 4 as "the original Brexit".

Even Americans have been getting in on the act, with diplomat John Bolton writing: "As we head into our #IndependenceDay Weekend, we should celebrate our ally reclaiming its sovereignty! #Brexit"

Another US tweeter wrote: "It's #IndependenceDay weekend. To my British friends I say "congrats on finally doing to the EU what we did to you". Be free, my friends."

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