It’s official – Article 50 was formally triggered today (March, 29).
This has started the process of the United Kingdom’s exit from the EU.
People in the North East have expressed mixed reactions.
Ryan Paul Weir, from Sunderland, the first city to declare a leave vote in the referendum last year, tweeted:
Theresa needs to sumon every drop of Thatcherism as she begin negotiating with EU, @PrisonPlanet #brexit #Article50 https://t.co/DL9WT53M9z
— Ryan Paul Weir (@RyanPWeir) March 29, 2017
People from Sunderland also commented on, what is being termed as, Brexit Day.
Bernard Sparkes said on Facebook:
While Daniel Jenks said:
MPs from the North East have also posted on social media.
Catherine McKinnell, Labour MP for Newcastle North, tweeted:
Vacuous platitudes and wishful thinking from Theresa May on #Brexit #Article50
— Catherine McKinnell (@CatMcKinnellMP) March 29, 2017
Emma Lewell-Buck, South Shields MP, also tweeted about the Prime Minister, Theresa May, and her Article 50 speech in Parliament.
In Chamber for PMs statement, so far full of empty rhetoric and zero answers…#Brexit
— Emma Lewell-Buck MP (@EmmaLewellBuck) March 29, 2017
What an insult to all of us PM comes to House & says basically nothing…#Brexit
— Emma Lewell-Buck MP (@EmmaLewellBuck) March 29, 2017
Prime Minister Theresa May’s letter was delivered to the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk, today.