- Title: The road to Brexit - a timeline of events as May prepares to trigger Article 50
- Date: 24th March 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - JUNE 28, 2016) (REUTERS) LARGE CROWD OF ANTI-BREXIT PROTESTERS OUTSIDE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT CLAPPING MORE OF CROWD CLAPPING IN PROTEST DEMONSTRATOR SHOUTING (English): "EU WE LOVE YOU" DEMONSTRATORS SHOUTING (English): "TORIES OUT" PLACARD READING (English): "WE LOVE EU" WOMAN WITH UNION JACK AND DANISH AND EU FLAGS PAINTED ON HER FACE / CROWD SHOUTING (English): "BRITS DON'T QUIT" TWO WOMEN SHOUTING AND WAVING EU FLAGS WOMAN ON MAN'S SHOULDERS WAVING EU FLAG LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - SEPTEMBER 3, 2016) (REUTERS) MARCH FOR EUROPE PROTEST / MAN BANGING DRUM STICKER ON DRUM READING (English): "STAY IN" PROTESTERS MARCHING WITH PLACARD READING (English): "BREXIT IS BONKERS" EU FLAGS BEING CARRIED BY MARCHERS MARCHERS ENDING PROTEST OUTSIDE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT / BRITISH AND EU FLAGS BEING WAVED LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - NOVEMBER 23, 2016) (REUTERS) PRO-BREXIT PROTEST OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT DEMANDING THE GOVERNMENT TRIGGER ARTICLE 50 PROTESTERS HOLDING PLACARDS READING (English): "RESPECT THE PEOPLE'S CHARTER" AND CHANTING "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT, OUT OUT OUT" PLACARD READING (English): "DEMOCRACY 17,410,742" PLACARD READING (English): "BREXIT MEANS BREXIT" MAN WITH UNION JACK OVER HIS SHOULDERS SHOUTING: "WHAT DO WE WANT? BREXIT. WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW" HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT AND PLACARD READING (English): "WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK" MAN WITH SIGN READING (English): "BREXIT NOW" / CROWD WAVING UNION JACK FLAGS CHEERING LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - NOVEMBER 29, 2016) (REUTERS) SUPREME COURT BUILDING SUPREME COURT SIGN LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE - DECEMBER 5, 2016) (REUTERS) LEAD CLAIMANT AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT, GINA MILLER, POSING FOR PHOTOS OUTSIDE THE SUPREME COURT
- Embargoed: 7th April 2017 17:56
- Keywords: Brexit Article 50 European Union EU Britain UK Theresa May
- Location: LONDON AND PETERBOROUGH AND MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / PARIS, FRANCE / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- City: LONDON AND PETERBOROUGH AND MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, UK / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / PARIS, FRANCE / UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: European Union,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00969CO4EF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: On Wednesday (March 29) British Prime Minister Theresa May will trigger Article 50, which will formally kickstart the process of Britain leaving the European Union.
It comes nine months after 2016's June 23 referendum in which Britons voted to leave 52 percent to 48 percent.
The result divided the country, with remain voters feeling their wishes and concerns are being ignored.
The Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that parliament must approve May triggering Article 50. This angered the Leave camp, which believed pro-Europe campaigners were trying to subvert the result of the referendum.
Last weekend, leaders of the remaining 27 states met without departing Britain for a summit that they hope could relaunch the Union in the city where it was founded 60 years earlier. The Treaty of Rome, creating the European Economic Community (EEC) of France, Germany, Italy and the Benelux, was signed on March 25, 1957. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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