Scottish voters overwhelmingly chose to remain in the European Union but were drowned out by English voters. Both men come from working-class backgrounds, in contrast to upper-crust front-runner Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London, and the current prime minister, Cameron. German Chancellor Angela Merkel says European Union leaders don’t want to embark on cumbersome changes of the bloc’s treaties as they seek to ensure its future after Britain’s vote to leave. BRUSSELS—Even as European Union leaders spelled out stark conditions for a new relationship with a departing Britain on Wednesday, they began acknowledging a need rethink their shaken union to make it more relevant to citizens. British Prime Minister David Cameron left Brussels on Tuesday night without any clear divorce plan, fending off pressure for a quick exit and punting the complex departure negotiations to his successor.

Source: thestar June 29, 2016 11:45 UTC