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The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit referendum, was a referendum that took place on 23 June 2016 in the United Kingdom (UK) and Gibraltar under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 to ask the electorate whether the country should continue to ...
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.
The European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016 (No. 278) is a Statutory Instrument of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made legal provision under the provisions of the European Union Referendum Act 2015 for the nationwide referendum to be held across the United Kingdom and Gibraltar on the issue of continued membership to the European Union on the appointed ...
In the run up to the Brexit referendum, Prime Minister David Cameron had suggested that Russia "might be happy" with a positive Brexit vote, while the Remain campaign accused the Kremlin of secretly backing a positive Brexit vote. [275] In December 2016, Ben Bradshaw MP claimed in Parliament that it was "highly probable" that Russia had ...
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 general election: Jun 2017: Brexit negotiations begin: Jun 2017 ...
The European Union (Referendum) Bill 2013–14 was a private member's bill of the Parliament of the United Kingdom designed to make provision for a referendum on membership of the European Union to be held in 2017 following renegotiation of terms between the European Union and the United Kingdom government.
Referendum Bill blocked: Jan 2014: European Parliament election: May 2014: 2015 general election: May 2015: Renegotiation begins: Jun 2015: 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 ...
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 general election: Jun 2017: Brexit negotiations begin: Jun 2017 ...