Campaigning in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum information
Public outreach by politicians in the lead-up to Brexit
See also: Endorsements in the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
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Timeline
Bloomberg speech
Jan 2013
Referendum Bill blocked
Jan 2014
European Parliament election
May 2014
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Renegotiation begins
Jun 2015
Referendum Act passed
Dec 2015
Renegotiation concluded
Feb 2016
Referendum held
Jun 2016
David Cameron resigns as PM
Jul 2016
Theresa May becomes PM
Jul 2016
Article 50 judgement
Jan 2017
Brexit plan presented
Feb 2017
Notification Act passed
Mar 2017
Article 50 invoked
Mar 2017
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Mar 2017
2017 general election
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Brexit negotiations begin
Jun 2017
Withdrawal Act passed
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Chequers plan presented
Jul 2018
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July 2018
Withdrawal agreement released
Nov 2018
Scottish Continuity Bill blocked
Dec 2018
Meaningful votes
Jan–Mar 2019
Brexit delayed until 12 April
Mar 2019
Cooper–Letwin Act passed
Apr 2019
Brexit delayed until 31 October
Apr 2019
European Parliament election
May 2019
Theresa May resigns as PM
Jul 2019
Boris Johnson becomes PM
Jul 2019
Prorogation and annulment
Aug–Sep 2019
Benn Act passed
Sep 2019
Withdrawal agreement revised
Oct 2019
Brexit delayed until 31 January
Oct 2019
2019 general election
Dec 2019
Agreement Act passed
Jan 2020
UK leaves the European Union
Jan 2020
Implementation period begins
Jan 2020
UK–EU trade deal agreed
Dec 2020
Future Relationship Act passed
Dec 2020
Scottish Continuity Act passed
Dec 2020
Implementation period ends
Dec 2020
New EU–UK relationship begins
Jan 2021
UK–EU trade deal ratified
Apr 2021
Windsor Framework released
Feb 2023
Windsor framework adopted
Mar 2023
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Britain Stronger in Europe campaigners, London, June 2016.Referendum posters for both the Leave and Remain votes in Pimlico, London.
Campaigning in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum began unofficially on 20 February 2016 when Prime Minister David Cameron formally announced under the terms of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 that a referendum would be held on the issue of the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union. The official campaign period for the 2016 referendum ran from 15 April 2016 until the day of the poll on 23 June 2016.
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