Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie has revealed he feels a sense of “buyer’s remorse” after voting for Britain to leave the EU.

The Sun columnist wrote in today’s paper that he was “fearful of what lies ahead” after the referendum win for Brexit led to political turmoil and economic uncertainty.

MacKenzie, who wrote an article titled 10 reasons why you must vote Brexit in Thursday’s crucial once in a lifetime referendum in the week before Thursday’s vote, said today: “When I put my cross against Leave I felt a surge as though for the first time in my life my vote did count. I had power.