Aftermath of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum information
For the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, see Brexit. For the referendum itself, see 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
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Jan 2013
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Jan 2017
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Withdrawal Act passed
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Meaningful votes
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Brexit delayed until 12 April
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Cooper–Letwin Act passed
Apr 2019
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European Parliament election
May 2019
Theresa May resigns as PM
Jul 2019
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Jul 2019
Prorogation and annulment
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Benn Act passed
Sep 2019
Withdrawal agreement revised
Oct 2019
Brexit delayed until 31 January
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2019 general election
Dec 2019
Agreement Act passed
Jan 2020
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Jan 2020
UK–EU trade deal agreed
Dec 2020
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Dec 2020
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Dec 2020
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Jan 2021
UK–EU trade deal ratified
Apr 2021
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Mar 2023
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After the British EU membership referendum held on 23 June 2016, in which a majority voted to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom experienced political and economic upsets, with spillover effects across the rest of the European Union and the wider world. Prime Minister David Cameron, who had campaigned for Remain, announced his resignation on 24 June, triggering a Conservative leadership election, won by Home Secretary Theresa May. Following Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn's loss of a motion of no confidence among the Parliamentary Labour Party, he also faced a leadership challenge, which he won. Nigel Farage stepped down from leadership of the pro-Leave party UKIP in July. After the elected party leader resigned, Farage then became the party's interim leader on 5 October until Paul Nuttall was elected leader on 28 November.
Voting patterns in the referendum varied between areas: Gibraltar, Greater London, many other cities, Scotland and Northern Ireland had majorities for Remain; the remainder of England and Wales and most unionist parts of Northern Ireland showed Leave majorities.[1] This fuelled concern among Scottish and Irish nationalists: the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, threatened to withhold legislative consent for any withdrawal legislation and has now formally requested permission to hold a Second Scottish Independence referendum, while the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland called for a referendum on a United Ireland. The Status of Gibraltar and that of London were also questioned.
In late July 2016, the Foreign Affairs Select Committee was told that Cameron had refused to allow the Civil Service to make plans for Brexit, a decision the committee described as "an act of gross negligence".[2]
^"The Brexit vote reveals a country split down the middle", The Economist, 24 June 2016, retrieved 4 July 2016
^Wintour, Patrick (20 July 2016). "Cameron accused of 'gross negligence' over Brexit contingency plans". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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