Timeline of the UK exit trip from the European Union

Timeline of the UK exit trip from the European Union

 Following the UK departure from the EU from the beginning until now:

 23 January 2013: Former British Prime Minister David Cameron announces his support for a referendum on his country's membership in the European Union.



 22 May 2014: The British Independence Party led by Nigel Farraj wins a major victory in the European Parliament elections and becomes the largest bloc in the European Parliament and gets 26 percent of the British vote. The party, whose political agenda is all about Britain's exit from the European Union, is making big gains in the municipal elections in the country.



 May 7, 2015: The Conservative Party won 12 seats in the parliamentary elections. Among its pledges during the election campaign was a referendum on British membership in the European Union.

 June 23, 2016: A referendum on Britain's membership in the Union and 52 percent of voters support the exit from the Union and David Cameron, who was in favor of staying in the European Union, resigns immediately. 14 July 2016: Teresa May holds the post of Prime Minister.

 March 29, 2017: Britain calls for the activation of article 50 of the EU's Lisbon treaty, which concerns the right of members to withdraw from the EU unilaterally.

 8 June 2017: May calls for early elections, Conservative Party loses parliamentary majority, conservatives agree with Irish Democratic Union to achieve parliamentary majority that allows governors to continue to govern.

 June 26, 2017: Official negotiations begin between Britain and the European Union.
December 13, 2017: Conservative members of the British parliament stand by the opposition Labor Party and adopt a resolution obliging the government to offer any BRICST agreement between Britain and the European Union to parliament for a vote.

 15 December 2017: Transition to the second phase of the negotiations after reaching an agreement on the amount owed by Britain to the Union and the Irish borders and the rights of European citizens living in Britain.

 March 19, 2018: Britain and the European Union are making significant progress in the negotiations and reach an agreement to get Britain out of the EU and set the threshold for the start of the transitional phase after the signing of the agreement and the status of European citizens in Britain and the British in the EU countries during and after the transitional period. A statement was also reached on the future relationship between the parties.

 October 31, 2018: European chief negotiator says negotiations must end before the end of October in order to allow 27 member states to sign the agreement.

 March 29, 2019: The BRICCET Agreement enters into force and Britain withdraws from the European Union.

 December 31, 2020: The transition period ends and the economic and political relations between the two sides enter a new phase.