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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May Triggers Article 50, Making 'Brexit' Official [Watch (HLS stream): Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May Triggers Article 50, Making 'Brexit' Official](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6OKr8u15.m3u8) (2:09)  _Published 2017-03-29. The United Kingdom has officially kicked off the process of 'Brexit,' almost nine months to the date after the country's momentous vote to leave the European Union._ --- Jul 27, 2023 9:41 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Theresa May Says Britain Will Seek Second Brexit Delay](/video/jtMhlJDe/) ### Theresa May Says Britain Will Seek Second Brexit Delay [Top European Union Court Says Britain Can Reconsider Brexit](/video/QrBy85mW/) ### Top European Union Court Says Britain Can Reconsider Brexit [Theresa May Discusses Britain's Post-Brexit Future](/video/mINal6r0/) ### Theresa May Discusses Britain's Post-Brexit Future --- ## Transcript Today, the government acts on the democratic will of the British people, and it acts, too, on the clear, and convincing position of this house. A few minutes ago in Brussels, the United Kingdom's permanent representative to the E. U. Handed a letter to the president of the European Council on my behalf, confirming the government's decision to invoke Article 50 of the treaty on European Union. The Article 50 process is now underway , and in accordance with the wishes of the British people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. I want us to be a truly global Britain The best friend and neighbor to our European partners, but a country that reaches beyond the borders of Europe too. A country that goes out into the world to build relationships with old friends and new allies alike, and that is why i have set out a clear and ambitious plan for the negotiates ahead. It is a plan for a new, deep, and special partnership between Britain and the European Union. A partnership of values, a partnership of interests, a partnership based on cooperation in areas such as security and economic affairs. And a partnership that works in the best interests of the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the wider world. Because perhaps now mover than ever, the world needs the liberal democratic values of Europe. Values- [ NOISE ] The government will put the final deal that is agreed between the UK and the EU to a vote in both Houses of Parliament before it comes into force. We will take control of our own laws and bring an end to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice in Britain. Yeah. Leaving the European Union will mean that our laws will be made in Westminster, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast ,- Yeah. and those laws will be interpreted by judges not in Luxembourg, but in courts across this country. [ NOISE ] We will strengthen the union of the four nations that comprise our United Kingdom. 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