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Referendum, power struggles and demanding negotiations. These were the most important steps in Britain’s long journey out of the EU.
January 23, 2013: The Brexit ball gets underway when Conservative Party Prime Minister David Cameron in a speech promises a referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU. Cameron doesn’t want to leave the union himself; the aim is to put pressure on Brussels and silence the critical EU phalanx of his own party.
June 23, 2016 – 52 percent of British people vote to leave the EU in a referendum. As a result, Prime Minister Cameron resigns and is replaced by the then Home Secretary, Theresa May.
June 8, 2017: May hopes to strengthen the government before exit negotiations with the EU with the help of a new election. Instead, the Conservative Party backs down and is forced to rely on the support of the Northern Ireland DUP to continue ruling.
July 6, 2018 – The British government agrees on its opinion on how to cooperate with the EU after the withdrawal. Chancellor Boris Johnson does not like the plan and resigns.
Nov 14, 2018 – UK government says it will accept draft withdrawal agreement drawn up by British and European negotiators. However, there is great disagreement in Parliament.
January 15, 2019: The British House of Commons votes no to the exit agreement. Two more nodes in the spring will result in the UK being granted a rolling trading period until October 31 instead of March 29.
July 24, 2019: May resigns after failing to fulfill her contract. Members of the Conservative party vote with a large majority for Johnson as the new party leader. Johnson pushes the line that May’s exit deal should be renegotiated and promises to leave the EU without a deal, the so-called hard Brexit.
October 17, 2019 – A new agreement is reached between the Johnson government and the EU. Johnson is still forced to ask for an extension of the negotiation period for another three months two days later, as Parliament does not want to approve the deal immediately.
December 12, 2019: The Conservative Party wins big in the newly announced elections, which give a strengthened majority to Johnson’s resignation deal, which is approved by the lower house on December 20.
January 29, 2020: The European Parliament votes to approve the withdrawal agreement.
January 31, 2020 – Great Britain leaves the EU at 11pm UK time. However, special transition rules for trade and travel will apply until the end of the year.
24 December 2020: After almost a year of negotiations, in which the issues of fishing rights and the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland have been particularly significant obstacles, the EU and the United Kingdom present an agreement on Christmas Eve on your future relationships.
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