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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Dominic Cummings movement Brexit
Arron Banks movement Brexit
Steve Baker movement Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit movement
Steve Baker supportedPolicy Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union
Suella Braverman supported Brexit
Jill Rutter fieldOfWork Brexit
Jill Rutter areaOfExpertise Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit negotiations
Winter subjectMatter Brexit
this entity surface form: Brexit-era Britain
ERG focusesOn Brexit
subject surface form: European Research Group
United Kingdom–Poland relations notableEvent Brexit
this entity surface form: United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union (Brexit)
EBA movedHeadquartersDueTo Brexit
subject surface form: European Banking Authority