Three months ago, voters in the United Kingdom decided to withdraw from the European Union. Now, some supporters of the planned withdrawal are calling loudly for a quick, sharp break with the EU. Last June, 52 percent of the voters agreed on a proposal for Britain to cancel its EU membership. That membership made Britain part of a political and economic alliance with 27 other countries. The voters’ decision to cancel or exit the membership is known as Brexit. The official process to leave the EU takes two years. It begins when the British government invokes Article 50 of a treaty. Britain’s new prime minister, Teresa May, has repeatedly said she plans to delay invoking Article 50. But “hard Brexit” supporters say the government should act quickly before the end of the year. Those supporters note that the British stock market is strong, and that numbers related to jobs and sales are high.
Title: New Group Tells British Government to Speed Up Break with Europe
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/england_split.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New Group Tells British Government to Speed Up Break with Europe' data-article-id='1869'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='7896'>Three months ago, voters in the United Kingdom decided to withdraw from the European Union.</span> <span data-start-time='7896' data-end-time='18375'>Now, some supporters of the planned withdrawal are calling loudly for a quick, sharp break with the EU.</span> <span data-start-time='18375' data-end-time='29521'>Last June, 52 percent of the voters agreed on a proposal for Britain to cancel its EU membership.</span> <span data-start-time='29521' data-end-time='39729'>That membership made Britain part of a political and economic alliance with 27 other countries.</span> <span data-start-time='39729' data-end-time='47646'>The voters’ decision to cancel or exit the membership is known as Brexit.</span> <span data-start-time='47646' data-end-time='53375'>The official process to leave the EU takes two years.</span> <span data-start-time='53375' data-end-time='60563'>It begins when the British government invokes Article 50 of a treaty.</span> <span data-start-time='60563' data-end-time='70979'>Britain’s new prime minister, Teresa May, has repeatedly said she plans to delay invoking Article 50.</span> <span data-start-time='70979' data-end-time='79771'>But “hard Brexit” supporters say the government should act quickly before the end of the year.</span> <span data-start-time='79771' data-end-time='90542'>Those supporters note that the British stock market is strong, and that numbers related to jobs and sales are high.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/england_split.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7183 data-hint-location='53375' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/what_does_invoke_mean.m4a'>What does invoke mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='to make use of a law or a right'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/something_that_cannot_be_broken.m4a'><span>something that cannot be broken</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/to_make_use_of_a_law_or_a_right.m4a'><span>to make use of a law or a right</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/to_break_a_law.m4a'><span>to break a law</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/to_arrest_someone.m4a'><span>to arrest someone</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7184 data-hint-location='47646' 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class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/he_voters_decision_to_cancel__or_exit__the_membership_is_known_as__blank_.m4a'>The voters' decision to cancel or exit the membership is known as <span class='blank'>Brexit</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Brexit'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/exit.m4a'><span>Exit</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/brexit.m4a'><span>Brexit</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/the_break.m4a'><span>the break</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1381/the_big_leave.m4a'><span>the big leave</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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