UK likely to go for 'soft' Brexit to stay close to EU: David Cameron

Cameron opined that Brexit in effect is "poisoning British politics" and regretted the result of the historic referendum

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday said that most likely the UK will choose a ‘soft’ Brexit, thereby opting to stay close to the European Union (EU) based on a pre-negotiated deal.

He reasoned that if the UK remains a close ally of the EU and leaves this European economic grouping based on negotiated Customs duties with the member states, the effect of Brexit will not have much of an effect on the UK. But if it chooses a ‘hard’ Brexit, it might harm the UK economy in the longer run.

“If we leave without a deal, there