The prime minister herself has ruled out giving formal notification this year of Britain's intention to leave the European Union under Article 50 of the EU treaty. "Prime Minister May was very open and honest with me," Tusk said of his visit to London on Sept. 8. "She declared it's almost impossible to trigger Article 50 this year but it's quite likely that they will be ready maybe in January, maybe in February next year." However, Britain is wary of triggering Article 50 because this could weaken its leverage. EU leaders are waiting to hear from May on what she wants and Tusk repeated the mantra that there could be "no negotiations before notification".

Source: The Star September 16, 2016 20:12 UTC