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v. t. e. Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET ). As of 2020, the UK is the only member state to have left the EU. Britain entered the predecessor to the EU, the European Communities (EC), on 1 January 1973.
Brexit ( / ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt /; [1] portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET ).
30 December – Brexit: The post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU is passed in the House of Commons by 521 votes to 73, a majority of 448. 31 December – Brexit: The transition period expires at 23:00 GMT as the UK completes its final separation from the EU, four and a half years after the referendum. History by issue
On 23 January 2020, Parliament ratified the agreement by passing the Withdrawal Agreement Act; on 29 January 2020, the European Parliament gave its consent to the withdrawal agreement. It was subsequently concluded by the Council of the European Union on 30 January 2020.
On 30 October 2019, the day named as "exit day" in British legislation was changed to 31 January 2020 at 11.00 p.m. The Parliament of the UK and the European Parliament approved the agreement in January 2020 and Brexit finally happened at that time.
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 ...
2020. 31 January: The Continuity IRA was responsible for planting a bomb on a lorry in Lurgan due to explode on the day the United Kingdom left the EU. The "Brexit Day bomb plot" was intended to occur on 31 January 2020 coinciding with the Brexit withdrawal.
2020 – UK leaves the EU after the Brexit withdrawal agreement takes effect on 31 January 2020 at 11 p.m. GMT; 2022 – Granted full candidacy status with Ukraine and Moldova. Structural evolution
EU slides detailing timeline for post-Brexit EU–UK partnership negotiations. In February 2020, the UK government published the UK's approach to the negotiations in a document presented by the prime minister to Parliament titled The Future Relationship with the EU. The draft EU negotiating position was published on 3 February.
Post-Brexit relations (since 2020) Main article: Post-Brexit United Kingdom relations with the European Union On 30 December 2020, after eight months of negotiations, the EU and the UK signed the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement , [13] which governs bilateral relations since its provisional entry into force two days later and which was ...