- Title: Britain triggers Article 50 move to leave the EU - this is how the day unfolded
- Date: 29th March 2017
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (MARCH 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FORMER UKIP LEADER, NIGEL FARAGE, SPEAKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER UKIP LEADER, NIGEL FARAGE, SAYING: "Thrilled, because I know that at 12.30 today we are past the point of no return. There will be lots of arguments and debates over the next two years but we are leaving so I couldn't be happier really." MEDIA GATHERED AROUND FARAGE WIDE OF MPS IN PARLIAMENT / SPEAKER OF HOUSE OF COMMONS JOHN BERCOW INTRODUCING BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY MAY STANDING UP TO SPEAK (SOUNDBITE) (English) BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY SAYING: (CONTINUES OVER WIDE SHOTS OF MAY ADDRESSING PARLIAMENT) "Today the government acts on the democratic will of the British people and it acts too, on the clear and convincing position of this house. A few minutes ago in Brussels, the United Kingdom's permanent representative to the EU handed a letter to the president of the European Council on my behalf confirming the government's decision to invoke Article 50 of the treaty on European Union. The Article 50 process in now underway and in accordance to the wishes of the British people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the European Union. We are going to make our own decisions and our own laws. We are going to take control of the things that matter most to us and we are going to take this opportunity to build a stronger, fairer Britain, a country that our children and grandchildren are proud to call home. That is our ambition and our opportunity, and that is what this government is determined to do."
- Embargoed: 12th April 2017 16:29
- Keywords: Europe Article 50 Farage Britain Euro Brexit EU Lisbon Treaty Theresa May
- Location: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, BERLIN, GERMANY AND BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- City: LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, BERLIN, GERMANY AND BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
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Britain made history on Wednesday (March 29) by triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty that will set the ball rolling on its exit from the European Union, after more than four decades of the 28-member bloc. These are some of the day's significant developments. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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