By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--March 20, 2017
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UK PM Theresa May is to trigger Article 50 on Wednesday 29 March, formally starting the Brexit process https://t.co/dEgEoIylrJ
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) March 20, 2017
Downing Street said she would write a letter to the European Council, adding that it hoped negotiations on the terms of exit and future relations could then begin as quickly as possible. The move comes nine months after a referendum in which the UK voted to leave by a margin of 51.9% to 48.1%. An EU spokesman said it was "ready and waiting" for the letter. Under the Article 50 process, talks on the terms of exit and future relations are not allowed until the UK formally tells the EU it is leaving. If all goes according to the two year negotiations allowed for in the official timetable, Brexit should happen in March 2019.
"Half memberships and cherry-picking aren't possible. In Europe you eat what's on the table or you don't sit at the table." "They will all see from the UK's example that leaving the EU is a bad idea. On the contrary, the remaining member states will fall in love with each other again and renew their vows with the European Union."Given the current state of the EU, that seems somehow ...unlikely. Congratulations to our friends in Great Britain. You're about to reclaim your sovereignty. Good for you.
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