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Brexit is the process in which the United Kingdom is, as of 2019, exiting the European Union.

History

The United Kingdom became part of the European Union in 1973[1] and as of May 2019 the United Kingdom remains in the European Union. However, following a referendum which took place on June 23, 2016,[1] which showed that the majority of United Kingdom residents wanted to leave the EU, the United Kingdom began the process of leaving the European Union. As of April 2019, the process of leaving the EU has been delayed. In May 2019, Theresa May, the British prime minister, said that she was planning to resign.[2][3]

In May 2019, when the United Kingdom was in the EU Parliamentary Election, the Brexit Party received about 32% of the vote and 29 seats.[4] The next strongest performer was the pro-remain party[5][6] LibDems, who received 18.5% of the vote and 16 seats.[4] The UK's two largest parties, Conservative and Labour, received 8.7% and 14.1% respectively.[4]

2016 referendum results

Leave (the EU) Remain (in the EU)
51.9%[7] 48.1%[7]
17.4 million[7] 16.1 million[7]

References