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PM says UK must stay close to the EU after Brexit

"Above all though, we must recognise we are in a new reality now, we must accept it and we must make it work."

Cameron says UK must stay close to the EU after Brexit

Prime Minister David Cameron said it was in Britain's fundamental interest to remain very close to the European Union when it renegotiates a new relationship with the bloc it voted to leave in a referendum last month.

Speaking to global aerospace executives at the Farnborough airshow, Cameron said Britain must accept the reality of the vote and must make it work, including forging a new relationship with its European partners.

"The big strategic decisions are for the next prime minister but the groundwork is under way," he said on Monday.

"All I would say about the outcome is this: I believe it is in our fundamental national and economic interest to remain very close to the European Union, for trade, for business, for security, for cooperation. So let that be our goal."

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Cameron announced his resignation the day after his campaign to remain in the European Union was defeated in the referendum.

He said Britain had already had a taste of the turbulence in global markets and in term of the value of the pound that he had warned would follow a leave victory.

"There will be other problems ahead - but I want to be clear: we will deal with them from a position of strength, with a growing economy, a greatly reduced deficit, lower inflation and more jobs and businesses than ever before in our country," he said.

He said Britain needed to "think big and think radically" to ensure the best outcome in the new circumstances, including a much bigger push on trade and investment targeting fast-growing economies like India and China.

The bosses of Britain's two biggest defence companies, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce, said earlier on Monday that they would cope with the fallout from Brexit, but they needed government to play its part.

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Also speaking at Farnborough, the U.S. Pentagon chief arms buyer Frank Kendall said Britain's vote to leave the European union was not expected to fundamentally alter its ties with the U.S. military or weapons-related trade.

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