Article 50: Everything you need to know once the Brexit process is triggered

Almost nine months after the political turmoil of June 2016 – in which 33m adults voted in the European Union referendum – Britain is now set to kick-off the formal process of Brexit.Following the ratification of the Government’s Brexit Bill, Theresa May is poised to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – the constitutional basis for any member state leaving the bloc.Here The Independent looks at what will happen once the mechanism is invoked and how soon divorce proce