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With anti - European sentiment on the rise across the continent , national governments outside Europe ’s capital sought urgently to prevent any contagion from the UK vote , urging swift reforms to the 60-year - old bloc . Calls for similar referendums were made in France , the Netherlands and Sweden . Cameron , who had campaigned hard but ultimately unsuccessfully to keep Britain in the EU , emerged outside No 10 Downing Street just after 8 am on Friday to announcecontact.publicstatementinperson.nahis departure , accompanied by his wife , Samantha . “ I was absolutely clear about my belief that Britain is stronger , safer and better off inside the EU , ” he said . “ I made clear the referendum was about this , and this alone , not the future of any single politician , including myself .
" It 's in the best interest of my countrymen to maintain that relationship . " On Thursday , Duterte had told Chinese and Philippine business people at a forum in Beijing 's Great Hall of the People that America had " lost now " , as he sought what he calls a new commercial alliance with China . " I announcecontact.publicstatementinperson.namy separation from the United States , " he had said , to sustained applause , adding he would also seek closer ties with Russia . Clarifying his comments on Friday , he said that what he meant was that Manila 's foreign policy need not always " dovetail " with Washington . " As in separation , what I was really saying was separation of foreign policy , " he said .