As British leaders look to slow things down, EU leaders may push for faster exit
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029921
Washington Post : Both David Cameron, who announced that he will step down as prime minister in October, and leading proponents of the UK’s departure from the European Union have called for a delay in beginning the country’s formal exit. Cameron has said that he would leave the invocation of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to his successor and that the exit has to be officially approved by Parliament. However, some officials, such as France’s finance minister Michel Sapin, have suggested that the UK should begin the process as soon as possible. Angela Merkel says she is against conducting informal negotiations that might give the UK more time, but a foreign policy official indicated that the German chancellor might be more accommodating if the UK seriously reconsiders its exit decision.