British Prime Minister Theresa May has served the UK's formal notice under Article 50, triggering exit negotiations with the EU. All rights and obligations acquired over 40 years of EU membership now need to be unravelled. The future relationship between the UK and the rest of the EU will in large part rest on the results of those negotiations and on any deal on future trade and transitional arrangements. Here is what happens next. The attached Q&A addresses what happens next and what Brexit could entail.

Brexit: Article 50 triggered

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