Cameron promised to try to “steady the ship” over the next months but said a new leader should be installed by early October.

“I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination,” the British leader said outside his official Downing Street residence in London. DM

Photo: British Prime Minister David Cameron announces his resignation after losing the vote in the EU Referendum outside N10 Downing Street in London, Britain, 24 June 2016. Britons in a referendum on 23 June have voted by a narrow margin to leave the European Union (EU). Media reports on early 24 June indicate that 51.9 per cent voted in favour of leaving the EU while 48.1 per cent voted for remaining in. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA