Two Months Later, Brexit Still Vexes U.K. Politicians

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It has been two months since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, but British politicians are still haggling over how to do that without disrupting national security and economic interests.

"Brexit" will happen, they say, but the U.K. has not yet evoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty — the diplomatic trigger that would initiate a process of separation that could take up to two years.

So what's the latest with Brexit? Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson gets an update from BBC political correspondent Rob Watson.

Rob Watson, BBC political correspondent. He tweets @robwatsonbbc.