After making the statement, Mr Cameron was picked up by an ITV microphone walking back into No 10 with his lapel microphone still on, singing to himself before saying “Right!”
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Unaware that his mic was still on, Cameron appeared relaxed enough that he managed a little tune, despite his tenure ending prematurely. In fact many political heavyweights have been caught on tape trying to sing, with some performing better than others.
“I expect to go to the palace and offer my resignation so we will have a new prime minister in that building behind me by Wednesday evening”, he said, referring to Buckingham Palace. Many compared Cameron’s humming to Winnie the Pooh or the West Wing theme song (which I don’t really see), or attempted to theorize what else he may have been humming.
A blue removal van pulled up at 11am yesterday just as David Cameron finished chairing his last cabinet meeting.
Just moments earlier, Mr Cameron announced Ms May’s succession was imminent.
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After Mr Cameron spoke to a group of six-year-old girls, principal Ed Vainker said: “They asked him: ‘What happens tomorrow?'” The next prime minister, Theresa May, is seeking to bring calm to Britain after upheaval following the unexpected result. “On Wednesday I will attend the House of Commons for prime minister’s questions”.
