What happened before Britain left the EU?

20 16 On June 23rd, Britain held a referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the EU. The voting results show that 5 1.9% of Britons voted for Britain to leave the EU. The result of the referendum has attracted global attention, and Britain has therefore embarked on the road of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

It took 280 days for Britain to leave the EU from June 23rd last year to March 29th this year. The process was full of twists and turns and climaxes, including Cameron's sudden resignation, millions of people protesting Britain's withdrawal from the EU, Theresa May taking over the cabinet, the tough British plan to leave the EU, repeated "difficulties" in the upper house of parliament, and Scotland taking the opportunity to engage in "independence" ...

The first three stages of Britain's exit from the EU are as follows:

The first stage: chaos? Cameron stepped down and Teresa May formed a cabinet.

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron

The result of the referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union also triggered an "earthquake" in British politics, and Cameron quickly announced his resignation as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. Farage, leader of the British Independence Party who first proposed Brexit, also announced his resignation. In addition, more than one million Britons who were dissatisfied with the result of the referendum petitioned on the website of Parliament for a second referendum on Britain's withdrawal from the EU, but this petition was later rejected by the British government, which has the right to decide.

The second stage: Britain's plan to leave the EU will be released with the trend of "hard Britain leaving the EU"

British Prime Minister Theresa

201June September 13, the House of Lords of the British Parliament issued a report saying that Britain needs parliamentary approval to start Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty and formally start negotiations with Britain on its withdrawal from the EU. This move actually shows that the leading power of Britain's withdrawal from the EU lies in Parliament, not the government.

20 16, 10 In June, Theresa May announced the timetable for Britain to leave the EU, and announced that Britain would start Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty before the end of March 20 17, officially starting the process of Britain's withdrawal from the EU. According to EU law, once Britain leaves the EU, the parties concerned must complete the negotiations within two years.

20 17 65438+ 10/7 theresa may delivered an important speech, expounding Britain's specific plan to leave the EU. This is the first time that Britain has given a clear "road map for Britain to leave the EU" after the referendum in June 2065438+2006. Teresa. May said in her speech that the British government is ready for a "difficult British exit from the EU".

The third stage: the game? Parliamentary tug-of-war plan narrowly missed customs clearance.

The British House of Commons voted to pass the bill of Britain's leaving the European Union.

On October 24th, 2065438+200765438+/KLOC-0, the British Supreme Court ruled on the appeal filed by the government, requiring the British government to obtain parliamentary approval before starting the procedure of "Britain's withdrawal from the EU". The British government expressed its respect for this ruling, but the process of Britain's withdrawal from the EU will still start as planned. Two days later, the British government submitted a bill to the lower house of parliament seeking parliamentary approval to start the procedure of "Britain leaving the EU".

However, the review of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union did not go smoothly in Parliament, and the upper and lower houses launched a tug-of-war on the contents of the bill. In early February, the lower house of parliament voted to pass the bill, but the bill was later rejected by the upper house. At the same time, the House of Lords proposed an amendment bill, asking the government to join two amendments, namely, "protecting the rights of EU citizens staying in the UK" and "ensuring that the Parliament has greater decision-making power on the circumstances under which Britain can leave the EU".

Fortunately, on March 13 this year, the British House of Commons voted against the revised British Brexit bill of the House of Lords, and the House of Lords subsequently voted to make concessions to the decision of the House of Commons. The House of Lords and the House of Lords finally reached an agreement on the British withdrawal bill originally submitted by the government. This officially started the process of Britain's withdrawal from the EU and cleared the last obstacle.

On March 16, Queen Elizabeth II subsequently signed a bill authorizing Theresa May to officially start the process of Britain's withdrawal from the EU. On the 20th, the British Prime Minister's Office announced that it would trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on the 29th to start the process of Britain's withdrawal from the EU. The European Commission responded that everything is ready and the corresponding negotiations will begin immediately.