--- description: Cameron said the country should aim to have a new leader by October, when the Conservative Party conference meets. He will stay on until then title: U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron Resigns image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteca5de520e7bfd50/69889940656a3fc488bcc085/gettyimages-542680276.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [U.K.](/tag/u-k/) ## U.K. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Britain's David Cameron Resigns After Vote to Leave E.U. by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 7:40 AM CUT  British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London on June 24, 2016. British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London on June 24, 2016.Dan Kitwood—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 24, 2016 7:40 AM CUT In the wake of Friday’s historic “Brexit” referendum in which Britain voted to [leave the European Union](http://time.com/money/4381074/brexit-vote-european-union/ "undefined"), the country’s Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he will step down later this year. After saying that he had fought to remain within the E.U. with “head, heart and soul,” Cameron conceded that “the British people have made a very clear decision to take a different path, and as such I think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction.” Cameron said he will continue as Prime Minister in the immediate future, but stated that the country should “aim to have a new Prime Minister in place by the Conservative Party conference” set to take place in October this year. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4381193/david-cameron-resigns-brexit-vote/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4381193/david-cameron-resigns-brexit-vote/"},"headline":"Britain's David Cameron Resigns After Vote to Leave E.U.","datePublished":"2016-06-24T07:40:31.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:49:44.853Z","description":"Cameron said the country should aim to have a new leader by October","url":"https://time.com/4381193/david-cameron-resigns-brexit-vote/","keywords":["U.K.","European Union","David Cameron","referendum","Brexit"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteca5de520e7bfd50/69889940656a3fc488bcc085/gettyimages-542680276.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blteca5de520e7bfd50/69889940656a3fc488bcc085/gettyimages-542680276.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Political Leaders Respond To The UK's EU Referendum Result","caption":"British Prime Minister David Cameron resigns on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London on June 24, 2016.","creditText":"Dan Kitwood—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/u-k/","name":"U.K."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4381193/david-cameron-resigns-brexit-vote/","name":"Britain's David Cameron Resigns After Vote to Leave E.U."}}]}] ```