Category: Brexit Timeline

21 May 2019 – UK formally invoked Article 50.

21 May 2019 – Initial date the UK was due to leave the EU.

Initial extended deadline for the UK to leave the EU.

UK and EU negotiators agreed revised texts of the Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration.

UK formally requested an extension to the UK’s departure date from the EU.

Second extended deadline (deferred) for the UK to leave the EU.

UK elected a majority Conservative Government.

EU and UK sign the Withdrawal Agreement.

The UK formally left the EU; the transition period began.

The deadline for the Joint Committee established under the draft Withdrawal Agreement (“WA“) to adopt a decision to extend the “transition period” envisaged by the WA for up to 1 or 2 years.