Wednesday, March 29, 2017

BREXIT Update - Britain formally triggers Article 50 to leave the EU



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Published time: 29 Mar, 2017 11:27

Forty-four years after joining the European Economic Community, the forerunner of the modern day EU, Britain has triggered Article 50 to begin formal divorce talks with the bloc.

Appearing at the House of Commons despatch box for the regular weekly session of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Prime Minister Theresa May made a statement to MPs confirming the start of the two-year extraction process.

At the same time, British ambassador to Brussels Tim Barrow delivered a letter signed by the PM to the European Council President Donald Tusk in Brussels. Once it was accepted, Article 50 was officially triggered.

Continue Reading at ..... https://www.rt.com/uk/382674-brexit-triggers-article-50/