Theresa May to trigger Article 50 without a commons debate.
Downing Street say the PM has consulted Government lawyers who state she has the executive power to invoke Article 50 without a vote in Parliament.
The Prime Minister say the British public have voted and she will get on with delivering Brexit.
Unemployment at an eleven year low.
Fall in jobless claims confounds forecast of culls after the Brexit vote according to the Financial Times.
Unemployment now at an 11 year low.
Mays first PMQs and trip to Berlin.
Prime Minister May took her first Prime Ministers Questions today, Wednesday 20th July 2016. By all accounts she gave an exceptional performance and certainly outperformed the opposition leader,Jeremy Corbyn.
Later in the day she went to Berlin and met with Chancellor Merkel. In a speech she confirmed that Brexit meant Brexit and the UK would make a success of it. Merkel confirmed that Germany would not make things difficult for the UK.
New Government Brexit department created.
Prime Minister May has created a new department. She has appointed David Davis (leave) as Secretary of State for UK exiting the European Union (Brexit).
Brexit means Brexit.
Theresa May stood outside the St Stephens entrance to the Palace of Westminster on the afternoon of Monday 11th July 2016 and said:
Let’s hope she does mean it. A lot of people will be watching closely.
Britain votes to leave the EU.
The result of the referendum which was taken to see if voters wished to Leave or Remain in the EU was as follow:-
Remain 16,141,241 48.11%
Leave 17,410,742 51.89%
The British people had voted democratically to leave the European Union.