EU referendum result: UK to leave the EU: Vote Leave press conference

ENGLAND: London: Westminster: INT Leave campaigners Gisela Stuart MP (Labour), Boris Johnson MP (Conservative) and Michael Gove MP (Justice Secretary) onto platform for press conference Gisela Stuart MP (Labour: Leave) press conference SOT - Largest and most extensive democratic exercise we have seen / people by a majority decided that they wanted to leave the European Union / Vote Leave acted in the interests of the country / party leaders have to reflect to what extent they are reflecting the views of the voters / process will also be in the interests of Europe / still an outward loking country / we will be a good neighbour but have taken back control of our democratic institutions Boris Johnson MP (Conservative: Leave) press conference SOT - I want to begin by paying tribute to David Cameron who has spoken earlier from Downing Street, and I know I speak for Michael when I saw how sad I am that he has decided to step down but obviously I respect that decision. I have known David Cameron for a very long time, and I believe he has been one of the most extraordinary politicians of our age. A brave and principled man, who has given superb leadership of his party and his country for many years. Delivering one nation Conservative government, making this country the most dynamic economy in Europe and with his own brand of compassionate Conservative that rightly earned his party the first majority government for decades. It was his bravery that gave this country the first referendum on the European Union for 43 years. Today I think all of us politicians need to thank the British people for the way they have been doing the job for us. They hire us to deal with the hard questions and this year we gave them one of the biggest and toughest questions of all. Some people are now saying that was wrong and that people should never have been asked in that way. I disagree, it was entirely right and inevitable and there is no way of dealing with a decision on this s...