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t. e. The United Kingdom European Union membership referendum also known as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, took place in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar on 23 June 2016 to ask the electorate whether the country should remain a member of, or leave, the European Union (EU).
Of the 382 voting areas in Great Britain and Gibraltar and the 18 Northern Ireland parliamentary constituencies, a total of 270 returned "majority" votes in favour of "Leave the European Union", while 129 returned "majority" votes in favour of "Remain a member of the European Union", including all 32 voting areas in Scotland.
On 24 February, Prime Minister May proposed that the next vote on the withdrawal agreement would be on 12 March 2019, 17 days away from the Brexit date. On 12 March, the proposal was defeated by 391 votes to 242—a loss by 149 votes, down from 230 from when the deal had been proposed in January.
The result in favour of Brexit of the 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum is one of the most significant political events for Britain during the 21st century. The debate provoked major consideration to an array of topics, argued up-to, and beyond, the referendum on 23 June 2016.
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Of these international businesses, 46% said they would reduce investment in the UK if it left the EU, while 1% said Brexit would increase their investment in the UK. As to whether the UK should leave the EU, 8% thought it should, while 86% wanted the UK to remain.
v. t. e. After the British EU membership referendum held on 23 June 2016, in which a majority voted to leave the European Union, the United Kingdom experienced political and economic upsets, with spillover effects across the rest of the European Union and the wider world.
Brexit. International reactions to the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum of 2016 are the reactions to the decision to leave the European Union by the United Kingdom. The main reaction was on global financial markets experiencing extreme volatility.
Brexit negotiations begin: Jun 2017: Withdrawal Act passed: Jun 2018: Chequers plan presented: Jul 2018: Withdrawal agreement plan presented: July 2018: Withdrawal agreement released: Nov 2018: Scottish Continuity Bill blocked: Dec 2018: Meaningful votes: Jan–Mar 2019: Brexit delayed until 12 April: Mar 2019: Cooper–Letwin Act passed: Apr ...
t. e. Issues in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 are the economic, human and political issues that were discussed during the campaign about the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, during the period leading up to the Brexit referendum of 23 June 2016. [Issues that have arisen since then are ...