THE ROAD TO DIVORCE
JANUARY 2013: David Cameron promises a referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU
JUNE 23, 2016: People of Britain vote in favour of Brexit by 52 per cent to 48 per cent, and Cameron resigns
JANUARY 18, 2017: Theresa May takes a hard line on talks with the EU, saying: “No deal is better than a bad deal.”
JANUARY 29, 2019: The first Brexit deadline passes after the UK asks the EU for an extension
JULY 13, 2020: The Government begins an ad campaign urging firms to prepare for end of transition period
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020: Cabinet minister Michael Gove sends a letter to hauliers warning about a queue of 7,000 lorries in Kent
OCTOBER 13, 2020: Treasury and cabinet office minister Lord Agnew says that businesses have their “heads in sand” over Brexit changes
NOVEMBER 29, 2020: Britain’s foreign minister said today there is only about a week left for the UK and the European Union to strike a post-Brexit trade deal
JANUARY 1, 2021: End of transition period. If there is no deal, UK will revert to World Trade Organisation terms, including tariffs