Prime Minister wins Fixed Term Parliament Act vote.
On Tuesday 19th April 2017 the Prime Minister Theresa May introduced a motion to allow for Parliament to be dissolved, and a General Election called, under the Fixed Term Parliament Act 2011.
The Government won the vote by 533 votes to 13 allowing a General Election to be held on Thursday 8th June 2017.
Theresa May calls for General Election.
The Prime Minister will introduce a motion in the house on Wednesday 19th April 2017 to call for a General Election on 8th June 2017.
She will need a majority vote of two thirds of MPs in Parliament to override the Fixed Term Parliament Act.
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.
The Queen has given Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill
It now becomes The European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act which means that the Prime Minister Theresa May can now issue the Article 50 notice to the EU and commence the UK’s process of leaving the EU.
House of Lords pass Brexit Bill allowing it to receive the Royal Assent.
The House of Lords have finally passed the Brexit Bill after making two changes to it which were then defeated by the House of Commons.
The Bill can now receive the Royal Assent allowing it to become an Act.
The result of the Act means that the Prime Minister can now trigger Article 50 to begin the official discussions with the EU concerning conditions for the UK to leave the EU.
The House of Lords had originally made two ammendments.
1. This concerned protecting the rights of EU citizens in the UK.
2. Which pushed for requiring a meaningful parliamentary vote on the final deal.
Both ammendments were defeated by MP’s in the House of Commons and were removed from the final Bill.
Theresa May to trigger Article 50 by the end of March 2017.
The Prime Minister has said that the formal process to leave the EU will begin by the end of March 2017.
Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty will be triggered then.
PM said that the June 2016 vote on Brexit to leave the EU was also a clear message from the British people that they want us to control the movement of people coming into the UK.
Theresa May to introduce Repeal Act in Queens Speech.
Prime Minister May is to introduce an EU Repeal Act in the forthcoming Queens Speech.
The Bill will remove the European Communities Act 1972 from the statute book. May says this would make the UK an independent sovereign nation.
The repeal of the 1972 Act takes effect when the UK leaves the EU under Article 50. The Repeal Act will enshrine existing EU law into British Law and would allow the Government to amend or cancel any legislation after Brexit.
Repeal Act would also end the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice.
Theresa May discusses Brexit at Chequers.
Prime Minister Theresa May met at her country retreat Chequers with the Cabinet to discuss Brexit.
She says that when triggering Article 50 it does not require a vote in Parliament but can be an executive decision.
She has ruled out a second referendum and confirmed that Brexit still means Brexit.
Theresa May is the 13th Prime Minister.
Theresa May has met the Queen at Buckingham Palace and become the United Kingdoms 13th Prime Minister.