The weekly Prime Minister's Questions in Britain's House of Commons has taken on a surreal tone

In this image taken from the Parliamentary Recording Unit Britain's Prime Minister, David Cameron, standing centre left, addresses the House of Commons in London, Wednesday June 29, 2016.


The weekly Prime Minister's Questions in Britain's House of Commons has taken on a surreal tone, with a premier who is departing David Cameron, questioned by an opposition leader whose own lawmakers are trying to force him out. The normally raucous session unfolded in unusual quiet, as Labour Party backbenchers declined to cheer their leader Jeremy Corbyn and sat in stony silence.

The normally raucous session unfolded in unusual quiet, as Labour Party backbenchers declined to cheer their leader Jeremy Corbyn and sat in stony silence. More than 170 of the 229 Labour lawmakers have backed a motion of no-confidence in Corbyn, whom they accuse of failing to make a strong case for Britain to remain in the European Union. But Corbyn is refusing to step down.

Cameron, who announced his own resignation after failing to convince voters to stay in the EU, made a sharp attack on Corbyn, saying it was not in the national interest for him to keep his job and urging: "For heaven's sake, man, go!"

1:35 p.m.

Romania's president says British Prime Minister David Cameron has reassured him about the future of Romanians living in Britain after it voted to leave the European Union.

President Klaus Iohannis, in Brussels for a meeting of EU leaders, said Wednesday he had "received assurances from Premier Cameron in the name of Great Britain ... that Romanians will be able to remain, and will be able to work, and he apologized for incidents that happened there."

There are officially about 150,000 Romanians living in Britain, but there are believed to be twice that number. They moved to Britain after Romania joined the EU in 2007.

1:20 p.m.

Ratings agency Fitch expects investment in Britain to fall by 5 percent next year and for it to be 15 percent lower in 2018 than previously forecast due to uncertainty over the European Union exit.

Some businesses are putting investments on hold and Fitch said "there is little doubt that the U.K. referendum vote in favor of leaving the EU will take a significant toll on the economy."