Former British PM Cameron says he is 'truly sorry' for the chaos and division caused by Brexit, but still defends holding the vote that triggered Britain's messy divorce from the EU.
"I deeply regret the outcome and accept that my approach failed," he said in the interview published Saturday."The decisions I took contributed to that failure. I failed."
He said the referendum turned into a"psychodrama" of his ruling Conservative Party and that he had been"hugely depressed" about leaving his post as prime minister. Cameron also criticized Johnson's role leading the campaign to leave the E.U., which included an erroneous claim that doing so would save Britain's health care system 350 million pounds per week.Johnson and Cameron have a shared history, but their friendship was strained after Johnson decided to back Britain leaving the E.U. and became the main face of the successful Brexit campaign.
He said leaving the E.U. without a deal would be a"bad outcome" and a second referendum on the issue was not be to ruled out. His two successors — first Theresa May and now Johnson — have thus far been unable agree an exit plan with European leaders that can secure the backing of a majority in Parliament.The pair are old friends, having been classmates at Eton — Britain's most prestigious private school.Linda Givetash is a reporter based in London. She previously worked for The Canadian Press in Vancouver and Nation Media in Uganda.
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