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British PM signs letter for Brexit with calls for UK unity
The British government will then deliver the letter to European Union President Donald Tusk formally notifying him of Britain s intention to leave the bloc after 44 years of membership
Britain to formally launch EU exit on March 29
3rd UPDATE Brexit Minister David Davis: We are on the threshold of the most important negotiation for this country for a generation
Queen authorizes British PM to begin Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will address the British parliament to inform lawmakers that she has triggered Article 50 and an initial response is expected from the European Commission within 48 hours
UK Parliament backs Brexit bill
The prime minister could then trigger Article 50 of the EU s Lisbon Treaty at any time starting two years of talks that will end with Britain becoming the first country to leave the bloc
Brexit bill delayed as Lords back EU nationals' rights
In a major defeat for the government peers voted by 358 to 256 for an amendment requiring ministers to protect the rights of more than 3 million European citizens after Britain leaves the bloc
British MPs approve first stage of Brexit bill
Prime Minister Theresa May is under intense pressure to push the bill through quickly having promised EU leaders she would trigger Article 50 by the end of March
British MPs take first step to starting Brexit
3rd UPDATE MPs are due to spend two days debating the bill which was published last week after the Supreme Court ruled parliamentary approval was needed before negotiations with Brussels could begin
UK publishes draft bill on triggering Brexit
The European Union Notification of Withdrawal Bill asks parliament to give Prime Minister Theresa May authority to start the formal mechanism by which Britain will leave the bloc
Judges rule UK parliament must approve start of Brexit
4th UPDATE Majority of the 11 Supreme Court judges agree that the national parliament has to be consulted but lawmakers in Scotland Northern Ireland and Wales have no say
UK government to appeal Brexit court ruling
Brexit minister David Davis says the government would fight the ruling insisting that result of the referendum must be respected
Court deals blow to UK government's Brexit plans
UPDATED Three senior judges say Prime Minister Theresa May s government does not have the power on its own to trigger Article 50 of the European Union s Lisbon Treaty the formal notification of Britain s intention to leave the bloc
Britain wins Brexit breathing space at gloomy EU summit
3rd UPDATE Donald Tusk agrees to give Britain time for the dust to settle but Jean Claude Juncker warns the country does not have months to meditate
Britain scrambles to contain Brexit turmoil
UPDATED George Osborne: In my judgement we should only do that when there is a clear view about what new arrangements we are seeking with our European neighbors
Britain sets June date for historic EU referendum
UPDATED The referendum campaign will be bitterly contested in a country with a long tradition of euroskepticism and a hostile right wing press with most opinion polls showing Britons are almost evenly divided
