Brexit: EU Presidents say No renegotiation & Britain must act on vote
LONDON: Presidents of European bodies say there will be no renegotiation and Britain must act on vote to avoid prolonging uncertainty.
The EU’s top leaders have said they expect the UK to act on its significant vote to leave the union, as soon as possible to avoid similar reaction from other member countries.However painful that process may be and that there will be no renegotiation.
The presidents of the European council, commission and parliament – Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker and Martin Schulz and Mark Rutte, the prime minister of the Netherlands which holds the EU’s rotating presidency, said any delay to Britain’s exit would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty.
After emergency talks in Brussels, the four said they regretted, but respected Britain’s decision.Scotland’s first Minister has said a second independence referendum is highly likely after the UK voted to leave the EU.
Nicola Sturgeon said it was democratically unacceptable that Scotland faced the prospect of being taken out of the EU against its will.She said the Scottish government would begin preparing legislation to enable another independence vote.
Scotland voted in favour of the UK staying in the EU by 62 per cent to 38 per cent.The UK as a whole has voted to leave, by a margin of 52 per cent to 48 per cent.
In an another developement ,tens of thousands of Londoners signed a petition for their metropolis to stay in the European Union as Mayor Sadiq Khan said the city must have a say in Britain’s exit negotiations.
While Britain voted 52 per cent in favour of leaving the EU in on Friday’s referendum, 60 per cent of Londoners voted for Britain to stay.Besides London, Scotland and Northern Ireland were the only other parts of the UK where a majority voted in favour of Britain staying in the EU.
