we're on the road to brexit Britain
voted to leave the EU a new Prime
Minister is ready to make that happen
but nobody is quite sure what it means
no talks have started and Britain is
still a full EU member but politically
everything has changed the UK and the EU
are parting ways after 43 years the
question is when and how there are
stages to this divorce the first is on
the British side with tourism a taking
office to succeed David Cameron as Prime
Minister the UK has a new leader what it
needs now is a plan mrs. may will barely
have moved into Downing Street before
she'll face pressure to reveal her
brexit strategy her debut on the world
stage will be at the September 4th
summit of g20 leaders in China a better
moment to set out her views on brexit
may be Britain's Conservative Party
conference on October 2nd shortly after
that on October 20th she will attend her
first EU summit in Brussels it will be a
strange welcome for Europe we'll be in
the second stage the brexit setting the
terms of engagement the eu-27 are
refusing to talk until Britain invokes
article 50 the formal exit clause in the
EU treaty that would give the EU side
the whip hand by starting the clock on a
two-year brexit deadline which only the
EU can extend there may be an article 50
standoff it is not just controversial in
Brussels but Westminster - ultimately
though most senior conservatives accept
it should be triggered at some point Mrs
May has mentioned the new year so brexit
Day could well be January 1st 2019
sorting that breakup is the third stage
this divorce set as ties and settles old
obligations and rights like budget Jews
and the status of expats what this
doesn't involve is the future UK EU
relationship that is the fourth stage of
breck sim and may take longer the
divorce does take account of what comes
next so the two sides may agree a common
goal say a Canada style trade deal or a
deep Norway style single market
relationship but the details will be
agreed after divorce settling them and
ratifying a trade deal in 38 national
and regional Parliament's could take
five years or more that means a
transition will be needed to avoid
harlot brexit where Britain leaves
without a trade deal as you can see
bricks it is a complex business even if
all goes to plan there is every chance
he could turn hostile and ugly and a lot
rides on Britain what breaks it does it
want and will voters change their mind
campaigners for britain to leave the EU
made the country's businesses some big
promises an escape from burdensome
european red tape access to new trading
opportunities around the world is this
what brexit really offers business