Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union Related: Women King Charles III

In January 2017, Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, announced a 12-point plan of negotiating objectives and said that the UK government would not seek continued membership in the single market.

[7] The Confederation of British Industry said such a plan would be a "sledgehammer for our economy",[8][9][10] and the National Farmer's Union was also highly critical.

[6] In 2023, the French government proposed legislation allowing British people who own a home in France to stay there without limit, but the Constitutional Court rejected it as unconstitutional.

[19] EU citizens working in the health and social care sector have been replaced by migrants from non-EU countries such as India and Nigeria.

For four years after the Brexit transition period, according to Article 87 of the withdrawal agreement, the European Commission can bring infringement actions against the UK for non-compliance.

[25] In March 2024, the ECJ ruled that the UK had "failed to fulfill its obligation" as a member state when awarding compensation in this case.

[23][29] The UK and EU came to an agreement in September 2023 for the United Kingdom to rejoin the European Union's funding programme for scientific research, Horizon Europe.

[4] A joint EU–UK committee, headed by Michael Gove,[35] Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Maroš Šefčovič, a Vice-President of the European Commission,[4] oversees the operation of the arrangement.