Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has signed the letter that will activate article 50 of the treaty of lisbon, the formal start of the process of leaving the european union. The letter will be delivered tomorrow to the European Council by the uks ambassador to the eu. Theresa may said today that she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a global britain. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. Nine months of careful assembly, plenty of preparation, and attention to detail. The decisions that have been taken will affect all our lives and livelihoods, and her political future. Banging the drum for trade with the gulf, the Prime Minister wants to reach out. Tomorrow we begin the negotiations to secure a new deep and special partnership with the european union. As we do so, i am determined that we should also sees this historic opportunity to get out into the world. But theres a job at home to do, too. Here in birmingham, voters favoured leaving the eu but
Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has signed the letter that will activate article 50 of the treaty of lisbon, the formal start of the process of leaving the european union. The letter will be delivered tomorrow to the European Council by the uks ambassador to the eu. Theresa may said today that she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a global britain. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. Nine months of careful assembly, plenty of preparation, and attention to detail. The decisions that have been taken will affect all our lives and livelihoods, and her political future. Banging the drum for trade with the gulf, the Prime Minister wants to reach out. Tomorrow we begin the negotiations to secure a new deep and special partnership with the european union. As we do so, i am determined that we should also sees this historic opportunity to get out into the world. But theres a job at home to do, too. Here in birmingham, voters favoured leaving the eu but
That she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a global britain, with new Trade Alliances across the world. Our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg is in Downing Street tonight. She has the latest. In the last few moments number ten has released images of theresa may putting her name to the letter that will formally begin this process. She will go down as the tory occu pa nt of she will go down as the Tory Occupant of the building behind me who pushed the button on the process of extricating ourselves from the institution the European Union, with Which Britain has had such a complex and sometimes tortured relationship with for more than four decades. That institution that has infuriated and inspired this, divided public and inspired this, divided public and political opinion and ultimately been rejected by the decision of the british people. But in the coming yea rs british people. But in the coming years it will notjust be her cou nterpa rts years it will notjust be he
Welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has signed the letter that will activate article 50 of the treaty of lisbon, the formal start of the process of leaving the european union. The letter will be delivered tomorrow to the European Council by the uks ambassador to the eu. Theresa may said today that she was determined to use brexit as an opportunity to build a global britain. Our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. Nine months of careful assembly, plenty of preparation, and attention to detail. The decisions that have been taken will affect all our lives and livelihoods, and her political future. Banging the drum for trade with the gulf, the Prime Minister wants to reach out. Tomorrow we begin the negotiations to secure a new deep and special partnership with the european union. As we do so, i am determined that we should also sees this historic opportunity to get out into the world. But theres a job at home to do, too. Here in birmingham, voters favoured leaving the eu but
With just hours to go before article 50 is triggered we find out how prepared businesses are for this seismic change. And back in the race, samsung gears up to show off its latest smartphone, but can it regain Consumers Trust after its massive recall last year . Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, well be finding out how exporters are getting ready ahead of the uk breaking away from the worlds biggest trading bloc. Today is the day. After nine months of anticipation the uk is set to become the first country to formally tell the European Union it wants to leave. It means the two year Negotiation Process formally begins. For businesses across the continent it is time to sharpen their focus on how to deal with what, for some, will be some pretty drastic changes. Here in the uk Companies Large and small have been coming up with contigency plans, something that is quite difficult to do given the level of uncertainty. And in the case of the big banks some have threatened to move staff t