EU plots future without Britain, seeks answers from Cameron

BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister David Cameron fended off anger from other European Union leaders at an unprecedented summit charged with uncertainty about the union’s

BRUSSELS: British Prime Minister David Cameron fended off anger from other European Union leaders at an unprecedented summit charged with uncertainty about the union’s future without Britain.

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Leader after leader rejected Cameron’s pleas for favourable conditions for Britain once it leaves, while he frustrated them by refusing to initiate the divorce proceedings just yet.

At what may be his last EU gathering, Cameron sat at one end of the oval summit table in blue shirt sleeves, arguing for the best possible exit conditions for his island nation.

Around the table, other EU leaders refused to negotiate, seemingly eager to kick Britain out as soon as possible to avoid further political and economic turmoil after the shock and emotion of the British vote to leave last week.