What was the process for leaving the EU?
I can explain the process for how the UK left the European Union (EU).
What was the process for leaving the EU?
I can explain the process for how the UK left the European Union (EU).
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Key learning points
- The UK’s departure from the EU was a lengthy and complex process. It began with the triggering of Article 50.
- Key Brexit issues: trade with the EU, financial settlement, and citizens' rights, including workers' rights.
- Brexit’s close result caused disagreements in Parliament, leading some to call for a second referendum.
- Britain experienced political instablity as a result of the referendum on leaving the EU.
Keywords
Article 50 - the part of the treaty which allows countries to withdraw from the European Union
Constitution - the principles and rules by which a country is organised it can be written or unwritten
Common law - law made by the decisions of judges over the years
Common misconception
Article 50 means the UK left the EU.
Article 50 is the start of the process to leave the EU. A Member State must trigger this to begin negotiations to leave the EU.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
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working together to achieve the same end
the ability to manage laws, money, and land independently
a meeting between heads of government
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
the part of the treaty that allows countries to withdraw from the EU
the principles and rules by which a country is organised
law made by the decisions of judges over the years