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Brexit can begin at last, after the Queen signs the Article 50 Act into law
It's all up to Theresa May now, after the Queen gives royal assent to the Brexit legislation allowing the Government to trigger Article 50

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ByJonathan Walker

11:22, 16 MAR 2017Updated11:28, 16 MAR 2017

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Commons Speaker John Bercow announces the Queen has given royal assent to the Brexit Act

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Prime Minister Theresa May has been given the power to start Brexit talks after the Queen signed the Article 50 legislation into law.

There were cheers in the House of Commons as Speaker John Bercow told MPs that the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Act, which was passed by MPs and peers on Monday, had received Royal Assent.

Mrs May got exactly what she wanted, after the laws were approved without any amendments, giving her a free hand to negotiate the terms of exit with the rest of the EU.

It could still be two years before Brexit actually takes place.
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Mrs May has said she will invoke Article 50, the legal mechanism for withdrawal from the EU, by the end of the month in what will be a "defining moment" for the country.

It will start the clock on a two-year countdown to Britain leaving the EU and launch the country into what are set to be the most complicated negotiations since the Second World War.
Prime Minister Theresa May now has the power to take us out of the EU
Prime Minister Theresa May now has the power to take us out of the EU (Photo: PA Wire)

Britain's future trading relationship with the bloc and any exit bill which we may have to pay are both set to be highly contentious issues in the forthcoming negotiations.
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The law itself was only forced into existence after the Supreme Court ruled Parliament should have a vote on triggering Brexit .

MPs backed the Article 50 Bill itself but the House of Lords laid down two amendments.

The Lords’ demand to guarantee 3million EU citizens living in Britain can stay was voted down by the Commons by 335 votes to 287.

And the Lords’ call for Parliament to be given a veto on the final Brexit deal was defeated by 331 votes to 286. No Tories rebelled.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn came under fire from some supporters for agreeing to back the legislation even without amendments. But Labour says it had to respect the result of last year's European Union referendum.

After all the debates in Parliament, royal assent from the Queen was just a formality. However, it is the last stage required for the legislation to become a law and let Brexit begin.


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