Article 50: What will Brexit mean for me?

How leaving the EU could impact on your life – from the cost of holidays to getting a sandwich at lunch

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Brexit formally begins today, nine months after the UK voted in a national referendum to leave the EU.

Theresa May's government now has two years to thrash out the terms of the departure, including how much the "divorce bill" will be, and establish new trade deals with the 27 other member nations.

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