Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that he is to step down as the UK’s premier.
David Cameron / Palinchak / DepositphotosDavid Cameron, who helped bring LGBT+ equality to the UK has announced that he is to step down after the UK voted to leave the European Union.
The Prime Minister said that he would not leave for another 3 months, but said that the country needed “fresh leadership.”
Speaking at a press conference outside 10 Downing Street, Cameron said,
“I was absolutely clear [in the referendum] about my belief that Britain is stronger, safer and better off inside the European Union. And I made clear the referendum was about this and this alone, not the future of any single politician, including myself.
“But the British people have made a very clear decision to take a different path and as such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.
“I will do everthing I can as prime minister to steady the ship over the coming weeks and months. But I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.
“This is not a decision I have taken lightly. But I do believe it’s in the national interest to have a period of stability and then the new leadership required.
“There is no need for a precise timetable today. But in my view we should aim to have a new prime minister in place by the start of the Conservative party conference in October.
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