commence. 2018 6 July: A UK white paper on the future relationship between the UK and the EU, known as the Chequers agreement, is finalised. 8 July: Davis resigns as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Dominic Raab is appointed as his successor the following day. 9 July: Boris Johnson resigns as foreign secretary. 21 September: The EU rejects the UK white paper. 14 November: The Brexit withdrawal agreement is published. 15 November: Raab resigns as Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. Steve Barclay is appointed as his successor the following day. 25 November: 27 other EU member states endorse the Withdrawal Agreement. 2019 15 January: The First meaningful vote is held on the Withdrawal Agreement in the UK House of Commons. The UK government is defeated by 432 votes to 202. 12 March: The Second meaningful vote on the Withdrawal Agreement with the UK government is defeated again by 391 votes to 242. 14 March: The UK Government motion passes 412 to 202 to extend the Article 50 period. 20 March: Theresa May requests the EU extend the Article 50 period until 30 June 2019. 21 March: The European Council offers to extend the Article 50 period until 22 May 2019 if the Withdrawal Agreement is passed by 29 March 2019 but, if it does not, then the UK has until 12 April 2019 to indicate a way forward. The extension is formally agreed the following day. 29 March: The original end of the Article 50 period and the original planned date for Brexit. Third vote on the Withdrawal Agreement after being separated from the Political Declaration. UK Government defeated again by 344 votes to 286. 5 April: Theresa May requests for a second time that the EU extend the Article 50 period until 30 June 2019. 10 April: The European Council grants another extension to the Article 50 period to 31 October 2019, or the first day of the month after that in which the Withdrawal Agreement is passed, whichever comes first. If the UK does not hold European Parliament elections in May 2019 (it did) it will leave on 1 June 2019. 23 May: The UK holds elections to the European Parliament which sees, on the one hand, the Brexit Party led by Nigel Farage being the largest party winning 29 seats and, on the other hand, parties advocating a new referendum securing