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Thread #160813   Message #3815814
Posted By: Backwoodsman
21-Oct-16 - 07:17 AM
Thread Name: BS: From my eyes Elections
Subject: RE: BS: From my eyes Elections
"well the Brits went out of EU , witch is bad thinking ..."

No, Skarpi, we didn't. An advisory (i.e. non-binding) referendum was held, which resulted in a very small majority in favour of leaving the EU. The UK is still a member of the EU, and will remain so until Article 50 is triggered, which the prime minister says will happen around the end of March, 2017, and up to two years is then permitted for the completion of exit negotiations, at the end of which we leave the EU - probably September, 2019. Until then, we remain members.

Hopefully, before that time, parliament will over-ride the demands of the Brexiteers, and take the decision to ignore the result of the referendum, and remain in the EU.