Key steps on BritainÕs road to Brexit

Prime Minister Theresa MayÕs government is seeking approval for legislation giving her the right to start BritainÕs divorce from the EU

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Jan 24: Supreme Court rules government must seek parliamentary approval to invoke Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty Ð formal process for leaving European Union

Feb 1: Members of House of Commons vote by 498 to 114 to advance bill giving Theresa May power to trigger Article 50

Feb 6-8: Bill faces further scrutiny in Commons

Feb 20-Mar 7: Bill sent to House of Lords. Amendments debated between both houses in Òping-pongÓ process before final bill is agreed. Bill sent to Queen for royal assent to become law

Mar 9-10: May could use EU summit in Brussels to formally trigger Article 50 and start two-year countdown

Mar 31: Deadline May has set for invoking Article 50

May 2019: Britain could formally leave EU, following ratification of Brexit by all other 27 member states

Sep 30, 2018: Date by which EUÕs chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, wants to wrap up terms of BritainÕs exit

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