The state of chaotic paralysis highlighted two fundamental problems that have plagued the European Union for the last decade. A committee of rank-and-file Conservative lawmakers met on Monday and proposed a timetable to select two candidates for party leader. Mr. Johnson is seen as the front-runner to replace Mr. Cameron as leader of the Conservatives, but he has made many enemies. Mr. Cameron also suggested that the best outcome for Britain now would be a deal in which it retained access to the single market. About three-quarters of lawmakers had supported remaining in the European Union.

Source: New York Times June 27, 2016 13:42 UTC