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That's designed to protect the sovereign right of the state
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And because no-one knew whether that might be the right amount of time, there's a mechanism to allow for more time
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Procedurally, it's a doddle: a statement from the European Council, signing by all involved
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great stuff.
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The biggest is that one of the few points of agt w/in UK gvt right now is that membership ends 29 March 2019 (ie 2 years after notification)
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But if they're not going to sit for more than a few weeks, why bother?
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not a whole lot of love between EU members right now, eg on migration, Russia, Trump, etc
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Art.50 extension isn't complex to do, in practical terms.
But it is, in political ones.
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