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Headline Roundup March 29th, 2017

Brexit Begins

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Prime Minister Theresa May filed formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown and triggering years of uncertain negotiations that will test the cohesion of the European Union.

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Historic moment for Britain as Article 50 letter is FINALLY delivered to the EU headquarters
Historic moment for Britain as Article 50 letter is FINALLY delivered to the EU headquarters

Daily Mail

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Theresa May vowed to restore Britain's 'self-determination' today as the historic letter confirming our EU divorce was finally delivered to Brussels - including a stark warning that trying to punish the UK would be a 'costly mistake'.

The Prime Minister delivered an upbeat vision of a UK whose 'best days lie ahead' as she confirmed her envoy Sir Tim Barrow had handed the formal notification to European Council president Donald Tusk in Brussels.

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Brexit: The UK's letter triggering Article 50
Brexit: The UK's letter triggering Article 50

BBC News

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Here is the full text of Theresa May's letter to European Council president Donald Tusk, beginning the start of Brexit negotiations.

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U.K. Initiates ‘Brexit’ and Wades Into a Thorny Thicket
U.K. Initiates ‘Brexit’ and Wades Into a Thorny Thicket

New York Times (News)

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In one of the most consequential diplomatic events in Britain since World War II, Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday sent formal notice of the country’s intention to withdraw from the European Union, starting a tortuous two-year divorce littered with pitfalls for both sides.

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