Brexit Timeline So Far: From the Brexit Referendum until the EU 27 Agreeing to Grant UK Extension
A timeline of Brexit in the run-up to the originally set Brexit date of March 29, 2019.
Following is a brief timeline of the development of the Brexit process, the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, based on a timeline originally compiled by the BBC:
June 23, 2016
The UK surprisingly votes to leave the European Union with 51.9% in favor of leaving and 48.1% for the remain side
July 12, 2016
Theresa May takes over from David Cameron as Prime Minister of the UK
March 29, 2017
British leader May triggers Article 50 of the Union’s Lisbon Treaty starting the two-year process of the UK leaving the EU, i.e. Brexit
June 8, 2017
The British Conservative Party loses its parliamentary majority, after Theresa May calls a snap election
June 26, 2017
The EU and the UK begin formal negotiations on Brexit, that is, the latter’s withdrawal from the former
March 19, 2018
The EU and the UK agree the status of EU citizens after Brexit, fishing policy issues and dates for a transition period, intended to allow time for the UK and EU to agree their future relationship
November 14, 2018
The EU and the UK agree the Brexit deal (withdrawal agreement)
December 10, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May pulls a vote on her Brexit deal with the EU
January 15, 2019
The House of Commons of the British Parliament overwhelmingly defeats May’s Brexit deal, by 230 votes, the single worst defeat for a sitting Cabinet in British history
March 11, 2019
May and the EU leaders agree last-minute amendments on the Brexit deal designed to give the UK reassurances over the highly contentions Northern Ireland backstop, the so called Strasbourg Agreement
March 12, 2019
The House of Commons of the British Parliament defeats May’s amended Brexit deal, by a margin of 149 votes
March 13, 2019
The House of Commons of the British Parliament votes against a no-deal Brexit
March 14, 2019
The House of Commons of the British Parliament votes in favor or extending Article 50, that is, seeking an extension (delay) on Brexit from the EU
March 18, 2019
John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons of the British Parliament, frustrates May’s hopes for holding a new vote on her amended Brexit deal with the EU, ruling that it has to be “substantially different” from its already rejected version in order to be put to a new vote
March 20, 2019
British Prime Minister May sends European Council President Donald Tusk a formal letter asking the EU to extend Article 50 (i.e. delay Brexit) until June 30, 2019
March 21, 2019
The EU 27 leaders agree to grant the UK a Brexit extension until May 22, the last day before the 2019 European Parliament Elections, on the condition that the British Parliament adopts May’s Brexit deal, or until April 12, if the legislature in London fails to do so.
(Banner image: European Council press service)
