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| Brexit vote: UK must 'clarify' stance says European Commission | Brexit vote: UK must 'clarify' stance says European Commission |
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| European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has urged UK to "clarify its position" on Brexit as soon as possible. | European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker has urged UK to "clarify its position" on Brexit as soon as possible. |
| He told the European parliament that Britain and the UK remained friends but it needed to state its position to avoid uncertainty. | He told the European parliament that Britain and the UK remained friends but it needed to state its position to avoid uncertainty. |
| PM David Cameron is to meet European Union leaders for the first time since the UK voted to leave later on Tuesday. | PM David Cameron is to meet European Union leaders for the first time since the UK voted to leave later on Tuesday. |
| He is stepping down to allow his successor to conduct exit negotiations. | He is stepping down to allow his successor to conduct exit negotiations. |
| Mr Cameron has said it will be up to the next prime minister when to trigger the formal method by which a country leaves the EU, Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty. | |
| "We need to clarify the situation as quickly as possible. But I'm still sad because I'm not a robot, a grey bureaucrat or technocrat," Mr Juncker said. | |
| "I'm a European and I have a right to say I regret the result of the British vote." | |
| Mr Juncker also echoed comments from the leaders of France, Germany and Italy that there can be no informal talks until Britain began the exit process. | |
| "We cannot allow a long period of uncertainty. There can be no secret negotiations. No notification, no negotiation," he said. | |
| He also said the will of the British people must be respected, prompting applause from UK Independence Party (Ukip) leader Nigel Farage, a key campaigner behind the leave vote. | |
| "You were fighting for the exit, the British people voted in favour of the exit. Why are you here?" Mr Junker said to him. | |
| Manfred Weber, the chairman of the European People's Party grouping in the European parliament delivered an angry rebuke to Mr Farage. | |
| Mr Weber said the "worst liars can be found amongst Ukip". He said Mr Farage had gone back on a pledge to fund the NHS with money taken back from EU contributions. | |
| "Apologise to the British, shame on you," he told Mr Farage, adding: "Stop this populist Brussels bashing." | |
| Mr Weber also said: "The times of appeasement are over. We have to stand up for our European project." |