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Britain’s effort to leave the EU has become the mother of all messes. Here is the saga of the past few years, drawn out. Thread by @KALtoons ✏️1/8
January 2013, David Cameron states his intention renegotiate Britain's relationship with the European Union, and promises to hold an in-out referendum on EU membership 2/8 
Nine months after Britons voted to leave the EU, the government triggered Article 50, starting the Brexit process 3/8
In June 2017 Theresa May was reeling from an unnecessary election that irrevocably weakened her premiership. The prime minister had reportedly drafted her resignation speech 4/8
In September 2017, the EU looked like the far stronger player in its Brexit talks with Theresa May 5/8
The issue of the customs union was hardly talked about during the Brexit referendum. In March 2018 the issue moved into the national spotlight 6/8
Theresa May's approach proved unpopular with her own government in August 2018, raising concerns that Britain would fall out of the EU without a deal. Google searches of "stock-pile" soared 7/8
In January 2019, Britain's Parliament rejected the government's Brexit deal, creating a crisis 8/8
