'Why should I do the hard s***?' British Prime Minister David Cameron 'told aides he'd rather quit now than spend six months working on Brexit only to hand over to a rival'

David Cameron reportedly asked members of his inner circle why should he do the hard work of negotiating a British exit from the EU, only to hand over to a successor when the process in complete. 


Choking back tears during his resignation speech on Friday, Mr Cameron announced that it would not be right for him to be the 'captain of the ship' as the negotiations were carried out. His successor will face a difficult first few months in power, with the possible immediate challenge of a second independence vote in Scotland.