6. We are leaving the European Union,
5. Instead, the referendum was a vote to restore, as we see it,
8. Today, therefore, I am writing to give effect
9. I hereby notify the European Council in accordance with Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union
7. and we want to remain committed partners and allies
4. On the contrary, the United Kingdom wants
2. As I have said before, that decision
1. On 23 June last year,
10. This letter sets out the approach of Her Majesty's Government to the discussions we will have
3. Nor was it an attempt to do harm to the European Union
the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union.
our national self-determination.
to our friends across the continent.
the European Union to succeed and prosper.
to the democratic decision of the people of the United Kingdom.
of the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the European Union.
about the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union and about the deep and special partnership we hope to enjoy – as your closest friend and neighbour – with the European Union once we leave.
but we are not leaving Europe –
or any of the remaining member states.
was no rejection of the values we share as fellow Europeans.
