Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50.

Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50.

At 12.30pm on Wednesday 29th March 2017 a letter triggering the exit from the European Union by the United Kingdom was handed to the EU President Donald Tusk in Brussels.

The UK will now formally leave the EU in two years. During this time the UK will try and create an acceptable deal with the remaining 27 countries of the EU.

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