British PM Theresa May signs letter to trigger Brexit from EU

British Prime Minister Theresa May has signed the letter that will trigger Britain's exit from the European Union. The letter, giving official notification to other 27 European Union members that Britain has invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, will be delivered to European Council President Donald Tusk by British ambassador to the EU Sir Tim Barrow today.

It sets



the clock for a two-year negotiation process for Britain's relationship with the EU as a non-member. Unless that time-frame is extended, Britain will have left the economic bloc by March 29th, 2019. The Prime Minster is scheduled to chair a cabinet meeting today before making a statement in the House of Commons confirming the countdown to the UK's departure from the EU has begun.