referendum – The Brexit

Vote in Parliament to respect the result.

MPs voted on Wednesday 7th Dec 2016 in the House of Commons 461 to 89 to respect the result of the Brexit referendum on 23rd June 2016 and invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by 31st March 2017.

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.

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.