Mr Johnson said the Brexit vote gave the United Kingdom a “glorious opportunity” for a brighter future, and insisted that Britain would remain “a greater European power” outside the future Union of 27 nations.
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“But above all this will require strong, determined and committed leadership”.
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke outside Downing Street Friday.
The pound had hit a six-month high earlier Thursday, hitting U.S. $1.50 at one point in the day as polls suggested the referendum would result in a win for remain. Scotland voted in 2014 to remain a part of the United Kingdom but that decision was seen by many as being conditional on the United Kingdom remaining in the EU. “We can find our voice in the world again”. Arguments became increasingly heated in the weeks leading up to the vote as the “Leave” and “Remain” teams traded barbs about immigration and racism, wealth and privilege.
European leaders are confronting their worst-case scenario after the surprise vote by Britain to exit the European Union, locking themselves inside emergency meetings even as nationalists across the region issued rallying cries to follow in London’s footsteps.
Mr Cameron, who was the chief advocate for the Remain side of a long and bruising campaign, responded to the shock defeat by announcing he was “not the captain” to handle the hard job of renegotiating Britain’s relationship with the EU.
Turnout in Scotland was 67 percent and voted overwhelmingly to stay in Europe.
For Donald Trump in the USA, read Boris Johnson in the U.K. The former mayor of London, who was born in Manhattan when his father was studying economics at Columbia University, has long harbored ambitions of succeeding David Cameron as Prime Minister – and after his old schoolfriend’s resignation Friday morning, he might now get the chance.
That leaves more than 60 Brexit-supporting Conservative Party lawmakers who did not sign.
“I thought there need to be some big changes”, said Colette, who would only give her first name.
Mr Cameron made clear he would leave it to his successor to trigger the formal process of Britain’s departure negotiations.
A second New York-born right-winger with an inexplicable hairstyle is all but certain to be in a two-person run-off to lead their country this year.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage declared June 23 “our independence day” and called for the Prime Minister to immediately stand down in response to voters’ rejection of his passionately-argued advice to stick in the EU.
However, the ruling Conservative party had promised the referendum as part of its manifesto pledge in the 2015 General Election and British Prime Minister David Cameron had repeatedly confirmed that the will of the people will be respected.
“I think it’s right that this new prime minister takes the decision about when to trigger Article 50 and start the process of leaving the European Union”.
“I will attend the European Council next week to explain the decision the British people have taken and my own decision”. I want to reassure everyone that we are prepared also for this negative scenario. “The fact that the U.K.is no longer going to be at the table in the European Union is going to be a big blow to USA diplomacy and trade negotiation”. Farage called the result “a victory for ordinary people against the big banks, big business and big politics”. Those wanting to remain believed to stay in the European Union would provide greater protection, more political power in global events, and greater economic strength.
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However, a subplot of the “Brexit” campaign was the possible fate of the Conservative leader after his party fractured between the “Remain” and “Leave” factions. And the most important thing is that we do this very quickly.
