Businesses have announced hiring freezes and possible job cuts, despite voters' hopes the economy would thrive outside the EU. The other 27 EU leaders will hold their own meeting on Wednesday to discuss how to deal with Britain on its way out of the bloc it joined in 1973, and how to take the Union forward without it. UK WARNED EU ACCESS DEPENDS ON FOUR FREEDOMSAt a summit meeting of the leaders of the 28 members of the EU in Brussels on Tuesday, Cameron said he hoped the UK would maintain as tight an economic and political relationship as possible with the EU. "Britain will be leaving the European Union but we will not be turning our back on Europe," he told a news conference after a dinner at which he said many European partners expressed regret and voiced friendship for Britain. By Michael Holden and Elizabeth PiperLONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders told Britain on Tuesday to act quickly to resolve the political and economic confusion unleashed by its vote to leave the European Union last week, after the IMF said the uncertainty could put pressure on global economic growth.

Source: Huffington Post June 29, 2016 02:26 UTC