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Brit and irish 5- Brexit (22-23 June Brexit leave EU 52 % of…

- - - - Announces in October 2016 Triggers Article 50 by mid-March 2017
        
        hints hard Brexit but changes mind due to Tories anger
        
        Tusk: Hard Brexit or no Brexit
        
        High Court confirms that Parliament must be consulted on and agree signing of Article 50 (3 November 2016)
        
        May believed that government could overturn the decision in the Supreme Court 5-8 December 2016 using royal prerogative, which didn't happen
        
        Article 50 triggered on 29 March 2017
        
        Henry VIII Powers
        
        Government is able to overthrow any law (expect human rights act )
      - Claims there should be no general election until 2020, but is
        
        Cabinet agrees to force a general election on the 8th of June 2017
        
        predictions by polls in April said Conservatives would have 374 seats and Labour only 183
        
        Actual Results: 318 Conservatives, 262 Labour
        
        -> Chequers Brexit Plan announced by May in July 2018
        
        Harshly criticised by Hard Brexiteers and refused by EU
        
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- - - - too focused on Immigration and overly connected to UKIP
        
        Corrupt?
      - focus on ordinary people
    - - funded by billionaires and Tim Martin
- - - - We have not successfully rolled back the frontiers of the state in Britain to see them re-imposed at a European level
- - - - ... Currently Party is looking for its seventh leader since 2016
- - - - 61.8 % of Votes
- - - - Benn Act(9 September 2019) prevents government to leave without a del(-> request for extension)
        
        Johnson agrees deal with EU on 17 Oct 2019
        
        Sir Oliver Letwin's Amendment to delay consideration of the agreement
        
        PM pulls vote on EU deal as a result
        
        Johnson's withdrawal deal with the EU is passed through vote
        
        EU agrees to flextension until 31st January 2020
        
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