Theresa May will trigger article 50 on Wednesday 29 March, the prime minister’s spokesman has confirmed. Downing Street sources had repeatedly said May would take the action to start the Brexit process “by the end of March”. The Brexit secretary, David Davis, confirmed article 50 would be triggered next week, calling the process “the most important negotiation for this country in a generation”. Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) Within 48 hours of the UK triggering Article 50, I will present the draft #Brexit guidelines to the EU27 Member States. “We fully expect they will want to do that in advance.”No 10 insisted there were no plans for an early general election to take place after the triggering of article 50.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2017 11:31 UTC