Brexit

Brexit (/ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt/) was a movement that promoted that the United Kingdom (UK) leave the European Union (EU). The name "Brexit" is a portmanteau of "British" and "exit".

On 23 June 2016, the UK made a referendum that asked whether the UK should leave the EU. The result was that 51.9% of the UK electorate (the main region of the UK) voted that the UK should leave the EU. The rest wanted the UK to stay in the EU. On 29 March 2017, the UK government said that they will definitely be leaving the EU. This started the procedure of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, a law that deals with countries that leave the EU. The UK was expected to fully leave the EU on 29 March 2019 at 11 p.m. UTC.^[1] The deadline to leave was later changed to 31 October 2019.^[2]

On 15 January 2019, Theresa May's government was defeated in the House of Commons by 230 votes in a vote on her deal to leave the European Union.^[3]

On 24 December 2020, a post-Brexit trade deal was made.^[4]

1. ↑ "Brexit preparedness". European Commission. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
2. ↑ Tusk, Donald (10 April 2019). "EU27/UK have agreed a flexible extension until 31 October. This means additional six months for the UK to find the best possible solution". @eucopresident. Twitter. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
3. ↑ "Brexit: Theresa May's deal is voted down in historic Commons defeat". BBC News. 15 January 2019.
4. ↑ Cite error: The named reference UK and EU agree post-Brexit trade deal - BBC News was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).