EU chiefs say Britain must leave ‘ASAP’

BRUSSELS: EU chiefs told Britain to start negotiations to quit the bloc “as soon as possible,” after outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he would leave the negotiations to his successor.

“We now expect the United Kingdom government to give effect to this decision of the British people as soon as possible, however painful that process may be,” said a joint statement after Britons voted for a Brexit. “Any delay would unnecessarily prolong uncertainty.”