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Brexit voters one month on: I wasn't expecting that!

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It's been a month since Britain voted to leave the European Union.

Quite a lot's happened since then.

David Cameron quit as prime minister. Boris Johnson, the main man behind Vote Leave, decided he wouldn't stand for the Conservative Party leadership and Nigel Farage resigned as head of UKIP.

Now, we've got a new female PM, Theresa May, and Boris is back as foreign secretary. Newsbeat has been out in Sheffield, asking Brexit supporters what's surprised them most.

John, 22 - supported the Leave campaign

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"I didn't actually get round to voting but I was going to vote out. The most surprising thing to me is that we actually managed to win. I didn't think we'd get it.

"Farage stepping down annoyed me. He said if we left, we could put much more money in the NHS. For him to go back on that, then step down along with a few others, has really annoyed me.

"I would never have predicted that in a million years. I thought if we voted out, Farage would have got what he wanted and stepped up to make his points become reality.

"Instead he said, 'We're out, I'm jumping ship now.'

"If I'd known what was going to happen I probably would've voted in. Everyone wanted this to happen and no-one has taken responsibility for it. It's a bit of a cock-up more than anything."

Andrew, 24 - voted Leave

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Andrew didn't want to be identified

"To be fair, I didn't even think we'd vote out. It wasn't clear what was going to happen if we left and I thought a lot of people would be scared and would want to stay.

"David Cameron was pushing massively to remain, so when it came out that we'd voted out, I thought it was quite likely that he'd step down.

"I didn't expect Boris Johnson to step out of the race to be PM though.

"But overall, I think it's a good thing. We should just take a chance and see how we get on. I think we'll be fine.

"I'm looking forward to seeing what happens. I'm quite excited. What can go wrong?"

Nick, 24 - voted Leave

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"I expected more crazy stuff but it seems to be quite calm at the minute.

"I voted leave for an adventure, rather than any political motive behind it. It seemed like something fun to do.

"I've been watching with joy as it's all unfolded.

"Nothing has really surprised me. It's a bit of fun now that other European countries want their own referendums.

"The EU was the status quo and life wasn't interesting enough."

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