The key issue here is how to interpret Article 50 of the EU Treaty, which sets out the procedure for a member state to withdraw from the EU.
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The end of a sorry chapter for Labour is nigh – but the next is being written on the hoof.
The polling industry struggled to predict the last British election, and referendums are even harder.
Feelings about the EU come down to a sense of identity and the more you age, the more English you feel.
A significant number of people were always going to be disappointed by the result. This is for anyone who wanted to stay.
The Labour party should have listened to its voters’ deep concerns about immigration. Instead, it’s failed to convince them it cares.
With an arrogant, ill-starred gamble for partisan advantage, the Conservatives have destroyed the very thing they supposedly stand for.
Spain is already calling for joint sovereignty but Gibraltarians are unlikely to stand for that.
Angela Merkel has called for Europe to stand together in the face of Brexit.
UKIP’s Nigel Farage and others blamed immigration for the desire to “leave.” But the real subject of the referendum was a dismal economy that stopped working for most Brits.
Most of Fleet Street had worked hard for a Leave vote, but it still took even eurosceptic papers by surprise.
Mark Carney has announced the first part of a plan to settle investor nerves and avoid a market trainwreck. Despite best efforts it may not be enough.
How the Brexiters won it on the night.
The United Kingdom is looking pretty divided right now.
A plummeting pound, bonds at an all time low, stocks and commodities in freefall. The UK just spooked the world.
The former mayor has popular appeal but he also needs to prove his gravitas.
The EU referendum came down to deep divisions over immigration, borders and cultural identity that cannot be safely ignored.
After voting to remain in the EU by 11 points, Northern Ireland must work out where its interests lie – and how best to defend them.
The Brexit process will take two years but it is having an immediate effect on your finances.
Shortly after the EU referendum result came in, there followed an emotional statement from Number 10.
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