By Ben Kerrigan-
Theresa May has signed the letter that officially triggers Article 50, marking the official commencement of the process for the Uk’ s departure from the EU.
Once the European Council president, Donald Tusk has the letter today, a reply will be sent within. 24 hours. The process is expected to take two years to complete.
After a cabinet meeting chaired by Theresa May in the morning, her promise to represent the interest of every citizen in the UK will begin ita ling test.
The UK prime minister sees this as a moment in which the country should come together with an optimism that our shared values and interests will be brought together. Today, March 29th, is a historical day that will either break or make the UK.
Those strongly in favour of separation from the jurisdiction of the European Courts can begin to look forward to their dream becoming a reality, though how that pans out for negotiations on trade relations remains to be seen
. EU chiefs have always been clear that separation from the EU will always automatically equate a crash out of the single market, an outcome Theresa May has accepted . May sees grand opportunities to trade with America and he rest of he world, but she still wants a deal of sorts with Europe.
Opposition leader, Jeremy Corbyn has promised to hold the government to account every step of the way during the process of negotiations.