The “Brexit” Timeline
By Syrializm Analytics
Since the referendum of June 23, 2016, until Tuesday’s vote in the House of Commons on the text of the agreement negotiated by British Prime Minister Theresa May with the European Union, this is the most important stage of the UK’s exit from the European Union, which is being known as the “Brexit”.
The referendum: Yes to Brexit!
On June 23, 2016, 17.4 million Britons, or 51.9 percent of respondents, approved the UK’s exit from the EU.
Prime minister David Cameron resigns
On 24 June, David Cameron, the conservative and pro-EU prime minister, announced his resignation as prime minister.
The “Brexit” camp leader Boris Johnson refused to take office.
“Brexit“ supporters are in power
On 13 July, Theresa May, a skeptic of the European Union, who didn’t vote for the exit, holds the premiership.
Boris Johnson becomes foreign minister.
All the way to “tough“ “Brexit“!
On 17 January 2017, Theresa May announced in a speech at Lancaster her plans for a tough exit from the European Union.
As for the prime minister, “the UK cannot remain in the single market”, because it runs counter to London’s priorities of controlling immigration.
The Article 50?
On March 29, 2017, Theresa May activate article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, formally launching the process of exit which is supposed to end on 29 March 2019.
The Early parliamentary elections
In an effort to strengthen its position before entering negotiations with the EU, May called for early parliamentary elections, however the outcome of June 8, 2018, was a setback for May who had an alliance with the small Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland, to govern and secure a weak majority.
The primary issues…
On 8 December 2017, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Theresa May announced a preliminary agreement on the three most important issues of separation: financial settlement, the rights of European citizens in Britain, the question of the border between Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic In the European Union.
The Trade relations beyond the “Brexit“
On July 6, 2018, Theresa May, from her summer residence in Cheeks, northwest London, announced her plan on the post-“Brexit” business relationship with the EU: to maintain agricultural and industrial exchanges by creating a “free trade zone” with member states The 27th in the Union, and the development of a “new customs model”.
As a result of this flexible stance taken by the British government, two of its most prominent ministers resigned: Minister of Defense Brigadier David Davis, who was replaced by anti-European Dominique Rap, and Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, who was succeeded by Jeremy Hunt.
Agreement and political turmoil…
On 13 November 2018, the British government announced that British and European negotiators had finally reached a draft technical agreement, including a transitional period.
The next day, the British cabinet approved the draft agreement, but four members of the government resigned, including Dominique Rapp.
The Political Declaration
On 22 November, European Council President Donald Tusk announced that the European Union and Britain had reached a draft agreement on post-“Brexit” linkages, which had been taken as a “political declaration”.
The political declaration and the exit agreement were approved on 25 November at a European summit.
The deal, in particular, would solve the question of the value of the bill London has to pay the European Union, which will be worth between 40 and 50 billion Euros.
The agreement also includes the “safety net” plan, which provides for the granting of a special status to Northern Ireland to avoid effective borders with its neighbor, Ireland, as a last resort.
Postponing the Voting
Theresa May called on British MPs to support their exit agreement with the Europeans in a parliamentary vote on December 11.
On the eve of the vote, it was announced on December 10 because it was certain that it would lose it due to parliament’s rejection of the “safety net” agreement.
Vote on confidence
On 12 December, Theresa May won a vote of confidence in her government at the request of her party’s deputies against the exit agreement, with Mai winning 200 votes against 117.
A breakdown in the Parliament
On 15 January, deputies voted overwhelmingly to reject the “Brexit” agreement 432 of them rejected 202 of the agreement reached by May with the European Union.
Labor opposition leader Jeremy Corbin also submitted a no-confidence motion for the government.
