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February 20, 2016: David Cameron announces the date of the referendum on leaving the EU.
June 23, 2016: The UK votes to leave the EU.
July 13, 2016: Theresa May becomes Prime Minister after overcoming challenges from Boris Johnson and Michael Gove.
March 29, 2017: Ms May formally notifies the EU that the UK is starting the Article 50 process to leave the bloc.
June 8, 2017: Conservatives lose their majority in the snap elections called by May in a bid to strengthen their position on Brexit. Ms. May manages to stay in power supported by the DUP.
November 2018: Ms May eventually reaches a withdrawal agreement with the EU, and the cabinet approves it, although Esther McVey and Dominic Raab resign.
December 2018: May dismisses a vote of no confidence in her leadership sparked by the Conservative MP furious over her Brexit deal.
January 15-16, 2019: May loses the Commons’ first vote on her Brexit deal by a massive 230 votes. But she rejects a Labor vote of no confidence in the government.
March 12, 2019: Despite the adjustments made after talks with the EU, May’s agreement is defeated for the second time by 149 votes.
March 29, 2019: Ms. May’s agreement is rejected for the third time by a margin of 58 votes.
May 24, 2019: Ms. May announces that she will resign on June 7, which will trigger a conservative leadership contest.
July 23-24, 2019: Johnson wins Conservative leadership, becomes prime minister, and finally reaches a new deal with the EU.
October 22, 2019: MPs approve Johnson’s deal at the second reading stage in a breakthrough, but reject the proposed timetable and promise to try to amend the bill later. The prime minister responds by stopping the legislation and demands an election.
October 29, 2019: MPs finally vote for an election, after the SNP and Liberal Democrats broke ranks to vote in favor, forcing Labor leaders to agree.
December 12, 2019: Conservatives get a staggering 80 majority after vowing to ‘end Brexit’ during the campaign. Jeremy Corbyn’s Labor records his worst performance since 1935 after he sits on the fence about Brexit, saying there should be a second referendum and that he wants to remain neutral.
December 20, 2019: The new Commons passes Johnson’s retirement bill by a majority of 124.
January 9th: The EU Withdrawal Agreement bill cleared its Commons stages and was sent to the House of Lords.
January 22: The EU withdrawal bill completed its advance in Parliament after the Commons struck down the amendments tabled by their peers and the Lords admitted defeat.
January 24: Johnson signs the ratified Withdrawal Agreement in another highly symbolic step.
January 29: MEPs approve the Withdrawal Agreement by 621-49. Amid exciting scenes in Brussels, some shake hands to sing a final chorus by Auld Lang Syne.
11:00 p.m., January 31: The UK formally leaves the EU, although it remains bound by the bloc’s rules for at least another 11 months during the transition period.
March 5th: The first round of trade talks between the UK and the EU concludes.
June 30th: Downing Street denies the option to extend the Brexit transition period, as Johnson repeatedly insists that it will end on December 31, with or without a trade deal.
August 21: Michel Barnier says the talks have actually backtracked after months of deadlock in the negotiations, as both sides admit that a deal seems unlikely.
