Brexit

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Brexit is the process by which the United Kingdom withdrew from the European Union, reshaping its political and economic relationship with Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political process
withdrawal from international organization
affectedTerritory Gibraltar
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
alsoKnownAs Brexit
surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
article50NotificationDate 2017-03-29
associatedPrimeMinister Boris Johnson
Rishi Sunak
Theresa May
consequence changes to rights of EU citizens in the UK
changes to rights of UK citizens in the EU
creation of new UK immigration system based on points
repatriation of EU-derived law into UK domestic law
countryInvolved United Kingdom
domesticLegislation European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
surface form: European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020

European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018
keyAgreement Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and the United Kingdom
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union
keyProLeaveFigure Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson
surface form: Michael Gove

Nigel Farage
keyProRemainFigure David Cameron
George Osborne
Nicola Sturgeon
ledToPrimeMinisterResignation David Cameron
legalExitDate 2020-01-31
location Brussels, Belgium
surface form: Brussels

United Kingdom
majorProLeaveCampaign Leave.EU
Vote Leave
majorProRemainCampaign Britain Stronger in Europe
negotiatingParty European Commission
European Council
UK government
surface form: Government of the United Kingdom
organizationWithdrawnFrom European Union
policyAreaImpacted customs arrangements
financial services regulation
fisheries policy
freedom of movement
immigration policy
regulatory alignment
security cooperation
trade policy
politicalCampaignSlogan Take back control
portmanteauOf Great Britain
surface form: Britain

exit
referendumDate 2016-06-23
referendumElectorateTurnoutPercentage 72.2
referendumQuestion Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
referendumResultLeavePercentage 51.9
referendumResultRemainPercentage 48.1
relatedIssue Euroscepticism in the United Kingdom
Good Friday Agreement
Irish border question
Scottish independence movement
UK–EU trade relations
sovereignty debate in the United Kingdom
resultedIn Northern Ireland Protocol
United Kingdom leaving the EU customs union
United Kingdom leaving the EU single market
Windsor Framework
end of free movement of persons between the United Kingdom and the European Union
introduction of customs checks between the United Kingdom and the European Union
timePeriod 2016–2020
transitionPeriodEndDate 2020-12-31
triggeredArticle Treaty on European Union
surface form: Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union

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United Kingdom event Brexit
Brexit alsoKnownAs Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
British press coveredMajorEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum
Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union relatedProcess Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
Windsor Framework partOf Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit process
Take back control associatedWithEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum
Vote Leave activeIn Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016
Vote Leave topic Brexit
Britain Stronger in Europe dissolvedAfter Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act 2017 relatedTo Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
Leave.EU topic Brexit
Nigel Farage movement Brexit
British–Irish relations shapedByEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum
George Osborne associatedWithEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) hasKeyEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum 2016
The Daily Telegraph coveredEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum
Overseas Countries and Territories Association of the European Union (pre-Brexit via UK) affectedBy Brexit
this entity surface form: withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Brexit)
Euroscepticism hasNotableExample Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit movement in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom politics notableReferendum Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Alba Party opposes Brexit
Colum Eastwood opposes Brexit
Priti Patel supported Brexit
Stronger In Europe activeDuring Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
Labour Leave activeIn Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit referendum campaign
Stronger In issue Brexit
voteleavetakecontrol.org usedIn Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum
BSE activeDuringEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum