Cameron urges close post-Brexit ties to EU

Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron urged his successor Theresa May yesterday to maintain close ties with the EU even while negotiating to leave it, as he paid a fond farewell to MPs hours before leaving office, reports AFP from London.
In his final question and answer session in the House of Commons, Cameron said he would "miss the roar of the crowd and the barbs from the opposition" that came with the job over the past six years.
But, he pointed wistfully to the capricious winds of politics that had abruptly ended his career, saying: "I was the future once."
The Conservative leader quit after Britain voted to leave the European Union against his wishes.
But he had some final advice for May, his long-time interior minister who was sitting beside him.
"My advice to my successor, who is a brilliant negotiator, is that we should try to be as close to the European Union as we can be, for the benefits of trade, of co-operation and of security," he said.

Cameron urges close post-Brexit ties to EU

Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron urged his successor Theresa May yesterday to maintain close ties with the EU even while negotiating to leave it, as he paid a fond farewell to MPs hours before leaving office, reports AFP from London. In his final question and answer session in the House of Commons, Cameron said he would miss the roar of the crowd and the barbs from the opposition that came with the job over the past six years. But, he pointed wistfully to the capricious winds of politics that had abruptly ended his career, saying: I was the future once. The Conservative leader quit after Britain voted to leave the European Union against his wishes. But he had some final advice for May, his long-time interior minister who was sitting beside him. My advice to my successor, who is a brilliant negotiator, is that we should try to be as close to the European Union as we can be, for the benefits of trade, of co-operation and of security, he said.