The British electorate, in a referendum held on Thursday 19th June 2014, votes to
leave the EU. On Monday, 23 June 2014, the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition send the following joint letter to the President of the EU Council, the President of the Commission and
the heads of state and government of the other twenty-six EU member states.
Dear Herman, José-Manuel, Angela, Nicolas, Silvio etc. etc. …,
UK Resumption of Sovereignty
On 19 June 2014, in a referendum, the British electorate voted decisively to leave the European Union. Her Majesty the Queen, in her capacity as Head of State of the United Kingdom, consented to her Government’s decision to implement the democratically-expressed choice of the British people.
The purpose of this letter is to let you know how the implementation of the electorate’s decision by Her Majesty’s Government will affect the principal strands of the relationship between the EU and the UK.
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