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While Britons vote to leave the EU, PM David Cameron says he will step down in 3 months

Updated on: 25 June,2016 10:10 AM IST  | 
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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

While Britons vote to leave the EU, PM David Cameron says he will step down in 3 months

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.


British Prime Minister David Cameron and wife Samantha step out of 10 Downing Street in London yesterday to announce his resignation. Pic/AFP
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
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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