U.K. Said to Plan to Trigger Brexit in Last Week of March
- The likeliest dates for notification are March 27-30
- Those days avoid Treaty of Rome anniversary, Dutch election
Theresa May Tries to Win Power to Trigger Brexit
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to trigger the Brexit process in the final week of March, two officials familiar with the government’s plans said, in the clearest guidance yet on timing.
To begin proceedings for Britain to leave the EU, May must invoke Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty. May has repeatedly said she plans to do so by the end of March, without giving an indication of specific dates. That’s led to speculation in the U.K. press that she may pull the trigger as soon as Tuesday.