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INTEGRATION OF EUROPE
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Question
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Britain voted to remain in the EU.
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Britain voted to Remain in the EU.
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Britain voted to adopt the Euro.
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Britain voted to exit the EU.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Timeline. Following a UK-wide referendum on 23 June 2016, in which 51.89 per cent voted in favour of leaving the EU and 48.11 per cent voted to remain a member, Prime Minister David Cameron resigned.
Detailed explanation-2: -On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) held a referendum to answer the question: “Should the UK remain a member of the EU, or leave the EU?” By a margin of 51.9 per cent to 48.1 per cent, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU)-commonly referred to as ‘Brexit’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) states that “Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements". Currently, the United Kingdom is the only former member state to have withdrawn from the European Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The referendum resulted in 51.9% of the votes cast being in favour of leaving the EU. Although the referendum was legally non-binding, the government of the time promised to implement the result. Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?
Detailed explanation-5: -The issue of immigration was one of the key reasons to vote leave and this was essentially down to the Free Movement of People. What has been the impact on Brexit so far?