- 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) HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT WESTMINSTER BRIDGE, BIG BEN STATUE OF CHURCHILL IN FRONT OF BIG BEN CLOCK TENTS IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT CAMERA IN FRONT OF PARLIAMENT VARIOUS OF MEDIA PARLIAMENT LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MARCH 29, 2017) (REUTERS) FRONT PAGE OF I NEWSPAPER READING (English): "BREXIT BEGINS" TILT SHOT OF I NEWSPAPER HEADLINE READING (English): "BREXIT BEGINS, MAY TRIGGERS ARTICLE 50 TODAY, TELLING BRITAIN IT'S TIME TO COME TOGETHER, EUROPE WILL BLOCK ANY DEAL UNLESS EU CITIZENS CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE HERE, SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT BACKS STURGEON ON REFERENDUM." FRONT PAGE OF THE TIMES READING (English): THE EYES OF HISTORY ARE WATCHING, MAY TRIGGERS BRITAIN'S EU DEPARTURE." FRONT PAGE OF DAILY EXPRESS READING (English): DEAR EU, WE'RE LEAVING YOU"
- 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
- Reuters ID: LVA0016A0LCUF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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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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