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The UK joined the [[European Economic Community]] (EEC), a predecessor of the EU, in 1973, and confirmed its membership in [[United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975|a 1975 referendum]] by 67% of the votes. Historical opinion polls 1973–2015 tended to reveal majorities in favour of remaining in the EEC, EC or EU. In the 1970s and 1980s, withdrawal from the EEC was advocated mainly by some [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and [[trade union]] figures. From the 1990s, withdrawal from the EU was advocated mainly by some [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and by the newly founded [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP). |
The UK joined the [[European Economic Community]] (EEC), a predecessor of the EU, in 1973, and confirmed its membership in [[United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975|a 1975 referendum]] by 67% of the votes. Historical opinion polls 1973–2015 tended to reveal majorities in favour of remaining in the EEC, EC or EU. In the 1970s and 1980s, withdrawal from the EEC was advocated mainly by some [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and [[trade union]] figures. From the 1990s, withdrawal from the EU was advocated mainly by some [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] and by the newly founded [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP). |
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On February 1, 2017, the [[ |
On February 1, 2017, the [[House of Commons]] voted to approve the [[Reading (legislature)#First reading|first reading]] of a Bill to authorise the Government to give an Article 50 notice.<ref name=DM>{{cite web|work=[[Daily Mail]]|title=Historic moment for Britain as the Brexit Bill is PASSED by MPs despite desperate bid by more than 100 Remoaners to block Article 50 from being triggered|date= 1 February 2017|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4179940/The-Government-s-Brexit-plan-published-TOMORROW.html|author=Tapsfield, James|author2=Sculthorpe, Tim}}</ref>{{better source needed}} |
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== The term "Brexit" == |
== The term "Brexit" == |
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