's james mussina looks back at how we got here.f june, 2016, a referendum on britain's membership in the european union. results trickle in. voters have chosen to leave the eu. david cameron steps down as prime minister and theresa may steps in. she voted to remain. ensure one mission, to the break away from the other eu members. plunge and triggers article 50. this marks the beginning of strenuous negotiations. in an effort to strengthen her hand in the talks, she calls for a snap election. she loses her conservative majority, forcing her to reach out to the dup. she is confident she will unite a nation bruised by political disparities. >> brexit provides us with opportunities. i want to cs coming together. we have a strong union. that is in our interest. >> she presents her deal to the u.k. parliament in january. she failed to convince, suffering the largest defeat. her party members voting against her deals, demanding more stringent agreements, the single markets, and the irish backstop, it was not long until she was back in bru