Baby boomers, born when Britain had 'never had it so good', have been accused of placing younger people's futures in jeopardy by voting Leave in large numbers.

Critics have previously claimed the over-60s, many of whom benefitted from soaring house prices, of locking young people out of home ownership and denying them the free education that they once enjoyed.

But now the EU vote is set to kick off a renewed 'generational war'.

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Even Martin Schulz, the president of the European Parliament, noted that younger people had mainly voted to stay in the EU.

He said that the result was “sad” for Britain’s younger age groups who didn’t vote for or want a Brexit.

Polls before the vote showed that the over-60s were the most likely to want to leave the EU.

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Towns and counties popular with pensioners recorded some of the highest Leave votes on the night, including coastal areas and parts of the country like Devon and Suffolk.

Meanwhile, a YouGov survey published after voting closed, showed that three quarters of 18-24 year olds claimed that they put their cross for Remain.

But question marks remain over how many young people vote.

Parts of the country with very young populations, including London, recorded lower than expected turnouts.

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And in the last General Election under-25s were only half as likely to actually vote as pensioners.

There could be one exception to the generational divide, however.

Research before polling stations opened suggested that the over-75s were less likely to want to leave the EU than other older people.

Experts suggested that this could be because those born during the Second World War had a greater appreciation of the EU's role helping promote peace in Europe.