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Notification from Prime Minister theresa may, triggering article 50. Donald tusk said he missed the uk already and promised to defend the remaining 27 Member States in the negotiations. In other news, a week on from the Terror Attack in westminster, a vigil has been held to remember the victims. The United Kingdom has formally begun the process of leaving the European Union. Shortly after noon, a six page letter from the Prime Minister was handed to the president of the European Council, donald tusk. The invoking of article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty marks the start of two years of negotiations on the terms of britains departure. Heres a flavour of whats been said on this historic day. The article 50 process is now under way and in accordance with the wishes of the british people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union. This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back. Britain is leaving the European Union. We are going to make out European Union. We are going

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