“The Channel will not get any wider once we leave the European Union and that is the relationship we should seek”, he added, referring to the stretch of water between England and the European continent.
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But The Sun said Cameron had been “undone by his Olympian overconfidence”, while the Guardian called him a “prime minister of broken promises”.
Mr Cameron will hold his final weekly question and answer session in parliament before tendering his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace.
Although May backed remaining in the European Union, she has reassured “leave” supporters that “Brexit means Brexit, and we will make a success of it”.
The last few weeks have been dramatic ones in British politics, with Brexit setting off a domino effect of politicians falling by the wayside – Cameron resigned, allies stabbed likely successor Boris Johnson “in the back”, and leadership contender Leadsom threw in the towel amid controversial motherhood comments.
May is expected to enter Number 10 Downing Street as the PM by the end of the day.
“We will have hard negotiations with Britain, it will not be easy”, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.
Larry the Downing Street cat walks past a police office in 10 Downing Street in London, after Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron left to face prime minister’s questions for the last time Wednesday, July 13, 2016. Cam…
“As I leave, I hope people will see a stronger country, a thriving economy, and more chances to get on in life”.
An “emotional” British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday chaired his last cabinet meeting before handing over the baton to Theresa May who will assume charge tomorrow, becoming the UK’s second woman premier after Margaret Thatcher.
Home Secretary Theresa May is preparing to succeed Mr Cameron later after her own audience with the Queen.
Mr Cameron told The Daily Telegraph it had been “a privilege to serve the country I love”.
She replaced David Cameron, whose second term in 10, Downing Street was cut short after the “Remain in EU” camp he led lost in the referendum.
Cameron will tell the queen at Buckingham Palace he is resigning and suggest that Home Secretary Theresa May has the support to become prime minister.
Markets have also been in turmoil since the vote, with the pound hovering at 31-year low, commercial property under strain and government bonds yields sinking to new lows. Not by your party, it’s members or the general electorate.
“They sometimes kicked the red boxes full of work – Florence you once climbed into one before a foreign trip and said “take me with you”.
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It is Britain’s good fortune that the other MP who was to be submitted to a party vote in September, Andrea Leadsom, displayed her lack of judgment with a remark about childlessness and sensibly withdrew from the contest.
