British PM Invokes Article 50, Officially Starting #Brexit

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Brexit appears to be on the brink of finally happening.

British Prime Minister Theresa May, according to NBC News, has signed a letter invoking Article 50, which will formally start the process for the country’s exit from the European Union on Tuesday night.

NBC News is reporting that following a long road from the initial vote held in June of 2016, May’s office finally announced that the letter had been signed and released a photo showing May signing the Article 50.

The PM has signed the letter which will trigger Article 50 tomorrow, starting negotiations for the UK to leave the EU. pic.twitter.com/jHerwJs4g9

— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) March 28, 2017

“The PM has signed the letter which will trigger Article 50 tomorrow, starting negotiations for the UK to leave the EU,” May’s office said.

The ITV News reports that the letter will be delivered to the European Council in Brussels at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday local time (6:30 a.m. Wednesday ET).

May is expected to make a statement Wednesday in which she will pledge: “It is my fierce determination to get the right deal for every single person in this country,” ITV reported.

“For, as we face the opportunities ahead of us on this momentous journey, our shared values, interests and ambitions can, and must, bring us together,” she is expected to say.

According to NBC News, the a date had been previously set, Wednesday, for invoking Article 50, and the minister in charge of the Brexit negotiations, David Davis, called the upcoming talks “the most important negotiation for this country for a generation.”

“The Government is clear in its aims: a deal that works for every nation and region of the UK and indeed for all of Europe — a new, positive partnership between the UK and our friends and allies in the European Union,” he said.