British PM: Brexit to begin by March 2017

Published October 2, 2016 11:10am ET



United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May announced Sunday that Britain will begin the formal process of negotiating its exit out of the European Union in March of 2017, with the aim of leaving the international group by spring of 2019.

“The people have spoken; we will deliver on that,” May said in an interview on BBC, following speculation that an announcement of a “Great Repeal Bill” was imminent this weekend.

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