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British Parliament reaches standstill on Brexit discussions

British Parliament reaches standstill on Brexit discussions

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to prorogue the Parliamentary session for five weeks on Sept. 9. In the face of mounting pressures from all sides of English politics to finalize action within the European Union (EU), Johnson has suspended Parliament from meeting until three weeks before the highly awaited Brexit plan is meant to be released.

U.K. officially begins process of leaving the EU

U.K. officially begins process of leaving the EU

BY EMMA RUBIN '20

In June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union in a referendum vote. 52 percent of voters voted to leave while 48 percent voted to stay. Last week, London officially invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, triggering the process to leave the EU.

British parliament demands vote to determine Brexit

BY EMMA RUBIN '20

The majority vote of a United Kingdom referendum held in June 2016 called for the state’s secession from the European Union. This division, commonly known as Brexit, began to face additional hurdles on Nov. 3 when the state’s High Court of Justice ruled that Parliament must first approve the procedure.

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