David Cameron delays start of Britain's EU exit process

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced the country&#039;s next prime minister would have to negotiate Britain&#039;s relationship with the EU post-Brexit.

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published 27 June 2016

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Monday that it would be up to the country's next prime minister to negotiate Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union. In the first meeting of Parliament since Britain voted Thursday to exit the EU and Cameron announced his resignation, Cameron said the British government would first assess plans for its future relationship with the EU before beginning the exit process.

He advised that Britain "not turn our back on Europe or the rest of the world," and that the country "hold fast to a vision that wants to be respected abroad, tolerant at home, engaged in the world, and working with our international partners to advance security and prosperity of the nation for generations to come."

Despite his opposition to the referendum, Cameron said the vote must be upheld and implemented "in the best way possible."