Matthew Elliott8 October 2015
Vote Leave is launched to campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
Great Britain · Politics / Brexit. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Vote Leave is launched to campaign for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union.
Supports Leave.EU as a major Brexit campaign organisation.
Co-founds Leave.EU as a campaign for leaving the European Union.
Campaigns for Leave after the referendum date is announced.
Supports Remain as First Minister of Wales.
Campaigns for Scotland to remain in the European Union.
Announces support for the campaign to leave the European Union.
Backs Leave, becoming one of the campaign's highest-profile Conservative figures.
Vote Leave is designated the official Leave campaign.
Vote Leave is designated the official campaign for leaving the European Union.
Campaigns for Remain after Labour confirms its position.
Is elected Mayor of London during the referendum campaign and supports Remain.
Is murdered in Birstall during the referendum campaign.
Murder of Jo Cox during the referendum campaign.
Unveils the Breaking Point poster during the referendum campaign.
The United Kingdom votes in the referendum on European Union membership.
Announces that he will resign after the Leave victory.
Celebrates the Leave victory after the referendum result.
Says a second Scottish independence referendum is highly likely after Scotland votes Remain.
Announces the national EU referendum result in Manchester.
Declines to stand for Conservative leader after Michael Gove enters the contest.
Campaigns for Leave as a Conservative MEP.
Campaigns for Leave as a Labour MP.
Campaigns for Vote Leave during the referendum.
Campaigns for Vote Leave during the referendum.
Campaigns for Leave as a Conservative MP.
Serves as chair of Vote Leave.
Wins the High Court case requiring parliamentary authorisation before Article 50.
Chairs Labour In for Britain during the referendum campaign.
Serves as executive director of the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.
Wins the Article 50 case requiring parliamentary authorisation.
Wins the Supreme Court case requiring an Act of Parliament to authorise Article 50.
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