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23/06/2016 Brexit is approved in referendum

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Brexit, Briefly

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Brexit: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

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The Brexit Referendum Final Results

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EU Referendum Brexit Rants and Reactions - The Last Leg

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Nigel Farage first speech post-Brexit vote: You're not laughing now

In Brexit referendum, 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the European Union. The British government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on the EU; although revoking this might be legally possible, the UK is thus on course to leave the EU in March 2019.
    • Essentials 

    • Timeline 

    • Terminology and etymology 

    • Background: the United Kingdom and EC/EU membership 

    • Rising Euroscepticism 

    • Opinion polls 1977–2015 

    • Negotiations for membership reform 

    • Referendum result 

    • Voter demographics and trends 

    • Post-referendum investigations 

    • Withdrawal process 

    • Invocation of Article 50 

    • 2017 UK general election 

    • UK–EU negotiations in 2017 and 2018 

    • May's agreement and failed ratification 

    • Article 50 extensions and Johnson's agreement 

    • 2019 UK general election 

    • Ratification and departure 

    • Transition period and final trade agreement 

    • European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 

    • Exit day 

    • Additional government bills 

    • Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 

    • Public opinion 

    • Scotland 

    • No-deal planning 

    • Litigation 

    • Impact 

    • Cultural references 

    • Relating to court cases