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READ: Theresa May's Article 50 letter to Donald Tusk in full

Read the letter which kick-started the UK's two year exit process from the European Union.

  • May tells EU President Tusk: "We are leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe."
  • May says failure to secure a comprehensive UK-EU deal would mean "cooperation in the fight against crime and terrorism would be weakened."
  • PM calls for "particular" attention to the UK's "unique relationship with the Republic of Ireland the importance of the peace process in Northern Ireland" — "we want to avoid a return to a hard border between our two countries."
  • She says both parties should make a Free Trade Agreement an "early priority."

LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 just after midday on Wednesday, kick-starting the UK's formal two-year exit process from the European Union.

The formal notice was delivered in the form of a letter to President of the EU Council Donald Tusk, delivered by Tim Barrow, t

You can read May's letter in full below:

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Check out BI's politics section for more analysis on the Article 50 letter, May's statement, and what it means for Britain.

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