Brexit Feature

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“F*** knows. I’m past caring. It’s like the living dead in here.” - Unnamed cabinet member BBC Newsnight.

Brexit…. The laughing stock of the world. How did it come to be that the United Kingdom got itself into such a mess in its plans to leave the European Union? A country that has managed to rip itself apart and become a divided nation. The UK joined the European Union in 1973 with the endorsement of the single market and free movement for its member states. David Cameron then conservative prime minister concerned with growing Euroscepticism in his party called for a referendum on the UK’s European Union membership status. On June 23, 2016, the UK

DonkeyHotey Theresa May - Caricature

government held a referendum in which a majority of those who voted chose to leave the European Union. The UK has voted to leave the EU by 52% to 48%. Leave won the majority of votes in England and Wales, while every council in Scotland saw Remain majorities. The vote had one of the highest turnouts with 72%. 29 March 2017 The Prime Minister formally triggered Article 50 in writing to European Council President Donald Tusk. This began the two year countdown to Brexit. The UK had expected to leave the European Union at 11 pm on March 29. Following a House of Commons vote on 14 March 2019, the government requested permission for the European Union to extend Article 50. The European Council agreed to an extension to Article 50 on May 22, 2019. The extension granted the UK until April 12. On April 2 Theresa May announced she would seek a further extension to the Article 50 process. Theresa May also offered to meet the Leader of the Opposition to agree on a deal that can win the support of MPs. No member of the European Union has ever withdrawn from the union. With more than 40 years of membership, the European Union has shaped Britain’s way of life, society and culture. The divorce deal has been almost three years in the making and the Prime Minister Theresa May negotiated a deal with the European Union, the deal, however, has been stalled in parliament being consistently voted against. The deal

and Mrs May have seen significant criticism. In Prime Ministers Questions (PMQ) Peter Bone Conservative MP for Wellingborough said, “In February 2017 this house voted by a majority of 384 to trigger Article 50…. Prime Minister, if you continue to apply for an extension to Article 50 you will be betraying the British People. If you don’t, you will be honouring their Peter Bone MP - UK.GOV instruction”

DonkeyHotey Jeremy Corbyn - Caricature


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