Brexit: Negotiation starts

The United Kingdom has announced that they official withdrawal from the Europe Union. From the first vote started in 2016, the UK government started the procedure on 29 March 2017.

The UK joined the European Communities (EC), a predecessor of the EU, in 1973, and confirmed its membership in a 1975 referendum. In the 1970s and 1980s, withdrawal from the EEC was advocated mainly by some Labour Party and trade union figures. After the decision was made, with the resignation of formal prime minister David Cameron,  Theresa May became the prime minister.

In the Europe Union, many of the countries were experiencing serious economic recessions, the UK as one of the powerful country in the Union, has been contributing a tremendous amount of money to the Union for helping those countries. At a point, some politicians proposed the idea of exit from the EuropeUnion and spend the money on the UK itself to promote domestic education, medical insurance, etc…

After the decision was made, with the resignation of formal prime minister David Cameron,  Theresa May became the prime minister.  She has promised a bill to repeal the European Communities Act and incorporate existing EU laws into UK domestic law. In January 2017, she announced a 12-point plan of negotiating objectives and confirmed that the UK government would not seek continued membership in the single market. The terms of withdrawal have not yet been negotiated and in the meantime, the UK remains a full member of the European Union.