British Prime Minister Theresa May has hailed the UK Parliament’s vote giving her the green light to formally begin the Brexit process, saying the country faces a “defining moment” as it leaves the European Union.
“I will return to this house before the end of this month to notify when I have formally triggered Article 50 and begun the process through which the United Kingdom will leave the European Union,” she told parliament in an address on Tuesday.
The prime minister told MPs that her timetable for invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty by the end of March was on track.
“This will be a defining moment for our whole country as we begin to forge the new relationship with Europe and a new role for ourselves in the world,” she said.
May’s address to parliament on last week’s European Council summit came a day after MPs passed the EU Withdrawal Bill, clearing the way for it to receive Royal Assent and become law in the coming days.
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