Article 50: Green economy reacts to the start of Brexit talks

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Theresa May today issued the letter to the EU triggering the start of the formal exit process - here's all the latest reaction

All eyes are on the UK Prime Minister Theresa May today as she formally fires the starting gun on the UK's exit from the European Union. Her statement to the House of Commons and her letter to European...

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