Brexit: the United Kingdom's referendum, negotiation and withdrawal (2016–2020)

1. UK holds EU membership referendum

   Jun 23, 2016Labels: United Kingdom, Gibraltar, EU Referendum

   • Electoral Commission
   • Wikipedia

2. Referendum result: Leave wins 51.9%

   Jun 24, 2016Labels: Leave campaign, Referendum result

   • Wikipedia
   • Electoral Commission

3. David Cameron announces his resignation

   Jun 24, 2016Labels: David Cameron, Conservative Party

   • TIME
   • Guardian

4. Theresa May becomes UK Prime Minister

   Jul 13, 2016Labels: Theresa May, Prime Minister

   • Britannica
   • Independent

5. UK Supreme Court rules on Article 50

   Jan 24, 2017Labels: UK Supreme, Miller case

   • UK Supreme Court
   • Wikipedia

6. Article 50 authorization becomes law

   Mar 16, 2017Labels: European Union, Royal Assent

   • Legislation gov uk
   • Wikipedia

7. UK notifies the EU under Article 50

   Mar 29, 2017Labels: Article 50, European Council

   • European Commission
   • Bloomberg

8. European Council issues Article 50 guidelines

   Apr 29, 2017Labels: European Council, Article 50

   • European Commission

9. Snap UK general election produces hung parliament

   Jun 8, 2017Labels: UK general, Hung Parliament

   • Wikipedia
   • TIME

10. UK publishes the Chequers plan

    Jul 12, 2018Labels: Chequers plan, May government

    • Wikipedia

11. Negotiators agree draft Withdrawal Agreement

    Nov 14, 2018Labels: Withdrawal Agreement, EU UK

    • European Commission

12. Commons rejects May’s deal in first vote

    Jan 15, 2019Labels: House of, Meaningful Vote

    • UK Parliament

13. Commons rejects May’s deal again

    Mar 12, 2019Labels: House of, Withdrawal Agreement

    • UK Parliament

14. EU grants conditional Article 50 extension

    Mar 22, 2019Labels: European Council, Article 50

    • Consilium

15. Commons rejects Withdrawal Agreement a third time

    Mar 29, 2019Labels: House of, Withdrawal Agreement

    • UK Parliament

16. EU agrees ‘flextension’ to 31 October 2019

    Apr 10, 2019Labels: EU27 leaders, Flextension

    • Consilium
    • EP ThinkTank

17. UK enacts Withdrawal Agreement implementing law

    Jan 23, 2020Labels: Withdrawal Agreement, Royal Assent

    • Wikipedia

18. Withdrawal Agreement is signed by EU and UK

    Jan 24, 2020Labels: Withdrawal Agreement, EU UK

    • Consilium

19. UK withdraws from the European Union

    Jan 31, 2020Labels: UK withdrawal, Exit day

    • Consilium

20. UK–EU transition period ends

    Dec 31, 2020Labels: Transition period, UK EU

    • GOV UK
    • Institute for Gov