过渡期将在2019年3月 — — 英国退欧过程的官方期限 — — 后继续维持至少两年，也就是说，在2021年之前，英国都将是实质上的欧盟成员国，但没有任何投票权。
This period would last for at least two years after March 2019 – the official deadline for the Brexit process – meaning that until 2021, Britain would essentially be an EU member state without any voting rights.