Brexit News - UK PM signs Article 50 - Lisbon Treaty - EU exit imminent
Theresa May has officially signed the letter (pictured) to EU President Donald Tusk informing him that the UK is triggering Article 50, the formal method of leaving the 28-member bloc. Story Daily Mail read it here
The end of the affair: how the historic day Article 50 is triggered will unfold
s the clocks struck midnight to herald New Year’s Day, 1973, a Union flag was raised over the headquarters of the European Economic Community to mark the moment Britain officially joined the European project. George Thomson, one of the UK’s first European Commissioners, took part in a torch-lit procession through Brussels to celebrate what Britons hoped would be the dawn of an exciting and prosperous new age. On Wednesday the mood in the Belgian capital will be altogether more sombre as Sir Tim Barrow walks those same streets carrying the document that will officially confirm Britain is ending its 44-year relationship with Europe. The Telegraph read it here
THERESA May will pledge to fight a "fierce" battle to win the best Brexit deal for everyone in Britain - including migrants - as she takes the UK a historic step closer to leaving the European Union. Daily Express read it here
The Front Page of The Sun read it here
Theresa May will issue an appeal to the country to "come together" as she formally launches the process for the UK to leave the European Union. Sky News read it here
Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK's departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, it will be delivered to European Council president Donald Tusk on Wednesday. In a statement in the Commons, the prime minister will then tell MPs this marks "the moment for the country to come together".
It follows June's referendum which resulted in a vote to leave the EU. BBC News read it here
Left Wing remoaners
Theresa May to call on Britons to unite as she triggers article 50 - PM signs letter that will be hand-delivered to European council president at the same time as she addresses House of Commons. Theresa May will call on the British people to unite as she triggers article 50, beginning a two-year process that will see the UK leave the European Union and sever a political relationship that has lasted 44 years. A letter signed by the prime minister will be hand-delivered to the president of the European council at about 12.30pm – as she rises in Westminster to deliver a statement to MPs signalling the end of the UK’s most significant diplomatic association since the end of the second world war. May will aim to strike a note of reconciliation when she addresses the Commons, claiming this is the time for Brexiters and remainers to “come together” after holding an early morning meeting of her cabinet. The Guardian read it here
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