UK Prime Minister David Cameron has resigned from his position after the shock decision to leave the EU.
Addressing the nation for the first time since the results he said he would remain as caretaker until October before handing over to a new leader to negotiate Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
He said he loves the country and did not want to shy away from difficult decisions.
“I will do everything I can as Prime Minster to steady the ship but I do not think it would be right for me to be captain,” he said.
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Earlier UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said “the sun has risen on an independent Britain” and he hoped the Brexit vote will unravel the entire European Union.
Speaking as Brits woke to the news of the shock result that saw 17.4 million votes to leave and 16.1 million votes to remain, the right-wing politician said it could trigger similar moves in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Italy.
“We may well be close perhaps to Nexit ... we could be quite close to Dexit,” he said of the Netherlands and Denmark.
“The EU is failing, the EU is dying, I hope we’ve knocked the first brick out of the wall. I hope this is the first step towards a Europe of sovereign nation states.”
He also called the result a “victory for ordinary people” against big business and political elites. It’s a remarkable result for the leader who earlier had played down suggestions of a Brexit win.
Sky News political editor Faisal Islam said Mr Farage “may well go down as the most important politician in the last 30 years” having soared from a relative unknown to being at the centre of a large win within a few short years.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is due to speak at 8am UK time followed by Vote Leave leader Boris Johnson.
Earlier UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage said “the sun has risen on an independent Britain” and he hoped the Brexit vote will unravel the entire European Union.
Speaking as Brits woke to the news of the shock result that saw 17.4 million votes to leave and 16.1 million votes to remain, the right-wing politician said it could trigger similar moves in the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Austria and Italy.
“We may well be close perhaps to Nexit ... we could be quite close to Dexit,” he said of the Netherlands and Denmark.
“The EU is failing, the EU is dying, I hope we’ve knocked the first brick out of the wall. I hope this is the first step towards a Europe of sovereign nation states.”
He also called the result a “victory for ordinary people” against big business and political elites. It’s a remarkable result for the leader who earlier had played down suggestions of a Brexit win.
Sky News political editor Faisal Islam said Mr Farage “may well go down as the most important politician in the last 30 years” having soared from a relative unknown to being at the centre of a large win within a few short years.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is due to speak at 8am UK time followed by Vote Leave leader Boris Johnson.
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