Cameron Faces Brexit Meeting With EU Leaders

David Cameron will face EU leaders today for the first time since British voters decided to back Brexit in a historic referendum.

The Prime Minister is expected to urge heads of state and EU institutions to be "constructive" about negotiations over a new relationship between the UK and Europe at a summit in Brussels.

But he will also reject calls to immediately trigger the formal process for Britain to leave the EU - insisting it is a matter for his successor, who may not be in place before 2 September.

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Mr Cameron will join other EU leaders at a working dinner devoted to discussing the consequences of the Brexit vote, which has stunned Europe's political establishment and hit stock markets across the continent.

But he will be excluded from meetings on the second day of the summit, when the other 27 leaders will discuss taking a collective bargaining position with the UK.

A government source said holding the meeting without British representatives did not amount to a snub, adding: "We respect their right to have these discussions."

The source said Mr Cameron would use the meeting "to encourage people to think about how the UK and EU make the best of the decision of the British people".

Ahead of the summit, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has confirmed he will consider a bid to become the next leader of the Conservative Party and is also suggesting Britain could hold a second EU referendum.

Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Mr Hunt said the next PM should "negotiate a deal" with Brussels before putting it to the people through a general election or second referendum.

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