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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 ).
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).
The result of the referendum was forecast by the BBC just before 04:40 BST (around 6 hours 40 minutes after polls closed), with around 308 results declared at the time. The first result announced was Gibraltar, and the last was Cornwall.
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.
UK-wide referendum Referendum on membership of the European Union also known as the Brexit referendum official polling figures 23 June 52%: 48% N/A 4% 4,772 YouGov: Online On the day opinion poll 22 June 55%: 45% N/A 10% 4,700 Populus: Online 20–22 June 51%: 49% N/A 2% 3,766 YouGov: Online Includes Northern Ireland (turnout weighted) 20–22 ...
Referendum Act passed: Dec 2015: Renegotiation concluded: Feb 2016: Referendum held: Jun 2016: David Cameron resigns as PM: Jul 2016: Theresa May becomes PM: Jul 2016: Article 50 judgement: Jan 2017: Brexit plan presented: Feb 2017: Notification Act passed: Mar 2017: Article 50 invoked: Mar 2017: Repeal Bill plan presented: Mar 2017: 2017 ...
In the Conservative Party 's manifesto for the United Kingdom general election in May 2015, the party promised an EU referendum by the end of 2017. [19] [20] The referendum, held on 23 June 2016, resulted in a 51.9% to 48.1% majority vote for leaving the European Union.
Referendum Act passed: Dec 2015: Renegotiation concluded: Feb 2016: Referendum held: Jun 2016: David Cameron resigns as PM: Jul 2016: Theresa May becomes PM: Jul 2016: Article 50 judgement: Jan 2017: Brexit plan presented: Feb 2017: Notification Act passed: Mar 2017: Article 50 invoked: Mar 2017: Repeal Bill plan presented: Mar 2017: 2017 ...
The proposal for a referendum on the withdrawal agreement was first put to Parliament on 14 March 2019 in an amendment (tabled by Sarah Wollaston) to the motion to request the first extension to the Article 50 deadline, where it was rejected by 85–334, with the Labour Party (and all but 43 of its MPs) abstaining.
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 ...