Britain voted to leave the EU in a deadly blow to the 28-nation bloc, forcing Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday to announce his resignation in the wake of defeat in the referendum whose result triggered a panic reaction in world markets and raised questions over immigration and other issues in the UK after the divorce
London: Britain voted to leave the EU in a deadly blow to the 28-nation bloc, forcing Prime Minister David Cameron yesterday to announce his resignation in the wake of defeat in the referendum whose result triggered a panic reaction in world markets and raised questions over immigration and other issues in the UK after the divorce.
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British Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha step out of 10 Downing Street in London yesterday to announce his resignation. Pic/AFP
Brexit won finally by a wafer-thin majority of 52 per cent in the referendum held yesterday that also raised questions over the longevity of the Conservative Prime Minister who aggressively campaigned for Remain.
A European Union flag, with a hole cut in the middle, flies at half-mast outside a home in Knutsford, UK. Pic/Getty images
Shortly after the official announcement, Cameron stepped out of 10 Downing Street to make a brief statement in which he announced his intention to resign, saying a new Prime Minister will take charge in October to launch the process to leave EU.
Watched by his wife Samantha, the 49-year-old British leader said, “The country requires a fresh leadership to take this forward. While it is important that I stay on to steady the ship, it is not right to be the captain. I will do everything I can to do to help.”
Boris Johnson, the flamboyant former London mayor who successfully spearheaded the ‘Leave campaign’, is the favourite to become the next Prime Minister.
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