Plan for Britain

The United Kingdom Government launched a website called Plan for Britain on the 16 March 2017. The website gives the government's perspective on the UK after it leaves the European Union under four headings:

+ A global Britain
+ A fairer society
+ A stronger economy
+ A united nation

The website was launched on the day the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill received Royal Assent and became law. The Act was intended to confer power on the United Kingdom Prime Minister to notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom’s intention to withdraw from the EU.

[2018: The website is no longer separately available. The hyperlink takes you to the website of the Department for Exiting the European Union].

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Policy Paper: The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union White Paper (February 2017) http://www.europeansources.info/record/policy-paper-the-united-kingdoms-exit-from-and-new-partnership-with-the-european-union-white-paper-february-2017/

ESO: In Focus: Brexit - The United Kingdom and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/brexit-the-united-kingdom-and-the-european-union/

The Huffington Post, 16.03.17: Theresa May’s Brexit ‘Plan For Britain’ Was Launched With This Awkward Message http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/brexit-plan-for-britain-not-working_uk_58cac25ee4b0ec9d29d99d23

ESO: Background information: Will Brexit break up the UK? http://www.europeansources.info/record/will-brexit-break-up-the-uk/

UK: GOV.UK: Prime Minister's Office: News, 27.03.17: PM to visit Scotland to set out plan for Britain https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-to-visit-scotland-to-set-out-plan-for-britain

ESO: Background information: Speech by Theresa May, Lancaster House, London, 17 January 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-by-theresa-may-lancaster-house-london-17-january-2017/

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