Four years after divisive Brexit vote, UK formally leaves the EU
4 years, 2 months ago

Four years after divisive Brexit vote, UK formally leaves the EU

Al Jazeera  

The UK has left the European Union’s single market and customs union as the Brexit saga enters a new chapter. The United Kingdom has left the European Union’s economic and political orbit in an historic departure that has split Britons politically and marked the country’s greatest shift on the global stage in modern times. As the clock struck 11pm in London on Thursday, December 31, the Brexit transition period came to an end and the UK exited the bloc’s single market and customs union. The agreement was finally brokered a week ago, following months of fractious negotiations in the so-called “transition period”, which began after the UK’s formal departure from the EU in January. Outside the British embassy in Brussels on Thursday, around 20 British people held a candlelit vigil and sang the Scottish farewell song, Auld Lang Syne, to “mourn” the UK’s departure.

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Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got
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Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got

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5 Years After The U.K. Left The EU, The Full Impact Of Brexit Is Still Emerging
1 month, 3 weeks ago

5 Years After The U.K. Left The EU, The Full Impact Of Brexit Is Still Emerging

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING LONDON — Five years ago Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union flags and tears. “We’ve seen a new division around Brexit becoming part of electoral politics.” A decision that split the nation An island nation with a robust sense of its historical importance, Britain …

Britain will start ‘dating’ the EU when Labour gains power, says David Lammy
1 year, 5 months ago

Britain will start ‘dating’ the EU when Labour gains power, says David Lammy

The Telegraph  

Britain would start “dating” the EU under Labour’s plans to secure closer economic and defence ties with the bloc, David Lammy has suggested. In his most open remarks yet on Brexit policy he also described plans to upgrade Boris Johnson’s trade deal as the “starting point” for a wider reset. Structured dialogue “The starting point for a Labour government is …

To Leave or Not to Leave: 8 Years After Brexit, 63% UK Voters Now Want to Have Closer Ties with EU
1 year, 9 months ago

To Leave or Not to Leave: 8 Years After Brexit, 63% UK Voters Now Want to Have Closer Ties with EU

News 18  

A majority of the British voters are now favouring closer relations with the European Union in a dramatic reversal eight years since Brexit. The report said that 53 percent of the voters want England to seek a closer relationship with the EU and 14 percent want the UK to become more distant. In Boston and Skegness in Lincolnshire, where the …

Five years later, Brexit continues to divide
3 years, 8 months ago

Five years later, Brexit continues to divide

The Hindu  

The British referendum five years ago was supposed to settle the United Kingdom’s historical love-hate relationship with Europe, but while the full consequences of Brexit will not be analysed for decades, the U.K. remains as divided as ever, and the way people voted in 2016 forms a large part of their identity. Case of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, part of …

5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves
3 years, 9 months ago

5 years after Brexit vote, divided UK still feels shockwaves

Associated Press  

LONDON — Five years ago Wednesday, Britons voted in a referendum that was meant to bring certainty to the U.K.’s unsettled relationship with its European neighbors. “Britain is still significantly divided over the merits of Brexit,” said polling expert John Curtice of the University of Strathclyde. But Britain’s trade with the EU, which before Brexit accounted for about half of …

Brexiteers claims UK’s EU departure ‘comparable to the end of the Stuart dynasty’
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexiteers claims UK’s EU departure ‘comparable to the end of the Stuart dynasty’

The Independent  

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With Little Ado, Divided United Kingdom Casts Off Into the Brexit Unknown
4 years, 2 months ago

With Little Ado, Divided United Kingdom Casts Off Into the Brexit Unknown

News 18  

The United Kingdom left the European Union’s orbit on Thursday, turning its back on a tempestuous 48-year liaison with the European project for an uncertain post-Brexit future in its most significant geopolitical shift since the loss of empire. For five years, the frenzied gyrations of the Brexit crisis dominated European affairs, haunted the sterling markets and tarnished the United Kingdom’s …

United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union
4 years, 2 months ago

United Kingdom Completes Its Exit From The European Union

NPR  

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New year, new era as UK begins post-Brexit future
4 years, 2 months ago

New year, new era as UK begins post-Brexit future

Al Jazeera  

As Brexit was completed, chaos was avoided at UK borders, but critical divisions unleashed by the historic divorce remain. The UK left the EU’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 23:00 GMT, midnight in Brussels, on Thursday, New Year’s Eve, as the Brexit transition period expired 11 months after the country formally left the bloc on January …

Britain Completes Formal Economic Break With European Union
4 years, 2 months ago

Britain Completes Formal Economic Break With European Union

Huff Post  

British citizens, who live in Belgium, hold candles and Union flags during an anti Brexit vigil in front of the UK mission building at the European quarter in Brussels, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time, midnight in Brussels, completing the biggest single economic change …

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU
4 years, 2 months ago

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose support for Brexit helped push the country out of the EU, called it “an amazing moment for this country.” “We have …

Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split
4 years, 2 months ago

Auld lang syne: New Year brings final UK-EU Brexit split

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Timeline of events in Britain's exit from the European Union
4 years, 2 months ago

Timeline of events in Britain's exit from the European Union

The Hindu  

Jan. 23, 2013: British Prime Minister David Cameron promises a referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next general election. July 23: Boris Johnson elected new Conservative Party leader July 24: Johnson takes office as prime minister, insisting the U.K. with leave the EU on Oct. 31, with or without a deal. Oct. 10: …

UK braces for historic departure from the European Union
4 years, 2 months ago

UK braces for historic departure from the European Union

Al Jazeera  

A deal has been reached, but more wrangling is expected as a new relationship emerges. “And there’s still a kind of uncertainty regarding whether this is about Britain retreating from the world and pulling up the drawbridge or becoming an international player in the broader sense and becoming a ‘global Britain’.” The 1,240-page Trade and Cooperation Agreement was finally brokered …

Brexit, immigration, travel: What you should know, in 500 words
4 years, 2 months ago

Brexit, immigration, travel: What you should know, in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Freedom of movement between the UK and the EU will come to an end on December 31, ushering in huge changes for how Britons and Europeans live, work and travel. The UK’s upcoming departure from the European Union’s orbit will see the rules governing how Britons and Europeans live, work and travel between the country and the continent change dramatically. …

After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?
4 years, 3 months ago

After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?

Live Mint  

Business breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the UK and European Union announced a post-Brexit trade deal, but called for greater clarity over services, and for the move to a new regime as smooth as possible. However, a feared "no-deal" would have compounded that, given it would have meant World Trade Organization rules, with high customs duties, quotas …

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union
4 years, 3 months ago

Timeline of events in Britain’s exit from the European Union

Associated Press  

LONDON — A timeline of key events related to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union: Jan. 23, 2013: British Prime Minister David Cameron promises a referendum on Britain’s membership in the EU if the Conservative Party wins the next general election. July 23: Boris Johnson elected new Conservative Party leader July 24: Johnson takes office as prime minister, insisting …

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain
4 years, 3 months ago

UK-EU to resume Brexit trade talks but say large gaps remain

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — In the end, not even dinner of scallops and steamed turbot could bring the leaders of the European Union and Britain any closer together than months of talks by negotiators seeking to cobble together a trade deal in the wake of their Brexit divorce. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave …

UK’s Johnson says ‘long way apart’ from EU on Brexit talks
4 years, 3 months ago

UK’s Johnson says ‘long way apart’ from EU on Brexit talks

Al Jazeera  

‘If we have to go for an Australian solution, that’s fine,’ says PM, with fewer than three weeks until country leaves EU’s single market. We are a long way apart still,” he added, ahead of face-to-face talks with EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen later this week. I would say to everybody there are great options ahead for our …

‘Time is running out’: UK tells firms to brace for no-deal Brexit
4 years, 5 months ago

‘Time is running out’: UK tells firms to brace for no-deal Brexit

Al Jazeera  

UK government is due to send letters to 200,000 traders setting out new customs, tax rules as EU trade talks stall. The United Kingdom is urging businesses to step up preparations for an exit from the European Union without a trade deal when transitional arrangements end, telling them in a campaign that “time is running out”. “Facing the triple threat …

Brexit: Lib Dems won't campaign to rejoin EU, signals new leader Ed Davey
4 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Lib Dems won't campaign to rejoin EU, signals new leader Ed Davey

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UK still divided over Brexit with almost half country wanting to rejoin EU, poll finds
5 years ago

UK still divided over Brexit with almost half country wanting to rejoin EU, poll finds

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Brexit will end frictionless trade between UK and EU
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit will end frictionless trade between UK and EU

CNN  

London CNN Business — The idea that Britain can leave the European Union and maintain frictionless trade with the bloc of 27 countries is officially dead. Cabinet minister Michael Gove warned UK businesses on Monday that the government will subject goods from the European Union to border controls starting at the end of this year, acknowledging the end of frictionless …

Brexit: UK finally leaves EU, immediate aftermath and future implications
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: UK finally leaves EU, immediate aftermath and future implications

Op India  

The United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11:00 pm on Friday. Johnson’s address to the Nation In an address to the nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “For many people, this is an astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come. Driving licences, pet passports and European Health Insurance Cards issued in the UK …

Joy and sadness: how the world reacted on Brexit Day
5 years, 1 month ago

Joy and sadness: how the world reacted on Brexit Day

The Hindu  

The United Kingdom left the European Union on Friday, ending its 47-year membership of the world's biggest trading bloc. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson “Our job as the government my job is to bring this country together and take us forward,” Johnson said in a statement. To build with more determination a European Union that is powerful, effective, which you …

Brexit: UK Officially Leaves EU, Ending 47-Year-Long Membership
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: UK Officially Leaves EU, Ending 47-Year-Long Membership

ABP News  

London: Britain has officially left the European Union, marking a historic end to its 47-year-long membership of the world's largest trading bloc. While celebrations to mark "Brexit day" saw EU flags being burned on the streets of London, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson marked the historic moment with his team at his Downing Street office, celebrating with English sparkling wine …

United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union with Boris Johnson calling it 'the dawn of a new era'
5 years, 1 month ago

United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union with Boris Johnson calling it 'the dawn of a new era'

ABC  

The United Kingdom has officially left the European Union, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling the moment "the dawn of a new era." Key points: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised Brexit will bring "renewal" to the country London Mayor Sadiq Khan said that European neighbours remain "friends and allies" EU powerhouse Germany says Brexit negotiations will not be easy …

Brexit: UK officially leaves the European Union
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: UK officially leaves the European Union

Al Jazeera  

More than three years after the UK’s in/out referendum, the country’s membership of the EU ends. What are the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens living in Europe?” Trade expert David Henig, the UK director of the European Centre for International Political Economy think-tank, agreed Johnson has a difficult task ahead of him. “The UK government, …

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain leaves the European Union, leaps into the unknown

Associated Press  

LONDON — So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu. In a message from nearby 10 Downing St., Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Britain’s departure “a moment of real national renewal and change.” But many Britons mourned the loss of their EU identity, and some marked the passing with tearful vigils. Johnson insisted post-Brexit Britain would be “simultaneously a great European power …

The Latest: History arrives: UK leaves EU after 47 years
5 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: History arrives: UK leaves EU after 47 years

Associated Press  

LONDON — The Latest on Britain’s departure Friday night from the European Union: 11:15 p.m. Britain has left the European Union after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc. ___ 10 p.m. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Brexit is a chance to make Britain a better place, “whatever the …

Brexit Day: Britain bids farewell to the European Union after nearly 50 years
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit Day: Britain bids farewell to the European Union after nearly 50 years

The Hindu  

Britain on Friday ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new — uncertain — future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. Historic warning sign: Macron EU institutions began removing Union flags in Brussels on Friday in preparation for a divorce that …

Britain’s last day in the EU | Here is a chronology of Brexit
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain’s last day in the EU | Here is a chronology of Brexit

The Hindu  

Following is the chronology of Brexit as the UK is set to leave the European Union at 2300 GMT on January 31, more than three and a half years since the country voted for it in a referendum in 2016. July 13, 2016 : Theresa May wins the Conservative Party leadership contest and becomes prime minister March 29, 2017 : …

Britain's Brexit shrug: With historic departure from EU hours away, country calls for leaders to just 'get on with it'
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain's Brexit shrug: With historic departure from EU hours away, country calls for leaders to just 'get on with it'

Firstpost  

Britain formally exits the European Union on Friday night, casting off from the Continent after nearly half a century and ending a debate that had convulsed the country for more than three years. When Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised during the recent election to “get Brexit done,” British voters, exhausted and fed up, gave him the largest Conservative Party majority …

Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU

NPR  

Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU toggle caption Francois Lenoir/Reuters Updated at 6:54 p.m. U.K. treasury chief Sajid Javid has said that there will be no alignment between British and EU regulations in their new relationship, which economists say would create trade barriers and raise costs, potentially hurting the U.K.'s agriculture and auto sectors, among …

Britain leaves the European Union, leaping into the unknown
5 years, 1 month ago

Britain leaves the European Union, leaping into the unknown

LA Times  

Brexit supporters rally outside Parliament in London on Friday as Britain officially exits the EU. Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Britain’s departure “a moment of real national renewal and change.” Britons counted down the hours Friday to their country’s departure from the European Union — some joyous, some sad, many just hopeful the divorce would mark the end of an …

The UK has left the EU – and the implications for the world are huge
5 years, 1 month ago

The UK has left the EU – and the implications for the world are huge

CNN  

London CNN — Brexit has happened. Mark Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations think tank, says that Johnson faces a huge strategic choice: “For decades, the foundation of British foreign policy has rested on two pillars: the UK has been an influential member of the EU; it is also part of the transatlantic alliance, with NATO and …

Brexit: Britain is leaving the European Union today. Then the hard part begins
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: Britain is leaving the European Union today. Then the hard part begins

CNN  

London CNN — After three-and-a-half years, three prime ministers and seemingly endless votes in Parliament since the 2016 Brexit referendum, Britain finally becomes the first ever country to leave the European Union at 11:01 p.m. GMT on Friday. ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP/Getty Images Trade-off on trade The bulk of these negotiations will focus on the UK and the EU’s future trading relationship. …

The UK can still rejoin the EU
5 years, 1 month ago

The UK can still rejoin the EU

Al Jazeera  

It is not as far-fetched an idea as it may sound. Boris Johnson finally made Brexit happen by steering the EU Withdrawal Agreement Act through parliament on the back of his December electoral triumph. All sides in the Brexit debate agree that leaving the EU constitutes a paradigm shift in UK foreign policy. Successive British governments promoted the EU single …

The Brexit divorce is official. Here's what happens to the UK next
5 years, 1 month ago

The Brexit divorce is official. Here's what happens to the UK next

ABC  

After more than three years of Brexit talks, deals and political wrangling, the United Kingdom has officially left the European Union. Key points: The UK will enter an 11-month transition period, the next stage of Brexit A "cliff edge" Brexit, or leaving without all the deals in place, could still happen Negotiations are not due to begin in earnest until …

Brexit: European Parliament approves UK's withdrawal agreement
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: European Parliament approves UK's withdrawal agreement

ABC  

The European Parliament gave final approval to Britain's divorce from the European Union, paving the way for the country to quit the bloc on Friday after nearly half a century and delivering a major setback for European integration. Key points: Britain's ambassador to the EU handed documents formalising Brexit The chamber sang a rendition of Auld Lang Syne, a traditional …

Final stage before Brexit done as European parliament approves Boris Johnson’s deal
5 years, 1 month ago

Final stage before Brexit done as European parliament approves Boris Johnson’s deal

The Independent  

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Brexit is biggest thing to hit UK since the English Reformation, says Nigel Farage as he leaves Brussels for good
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit is biggest thing to hit UK since the English Reformation, says Nigel Farage as he leaves Brussels for good

The Telegraph  

Brexit has sparked the biggest revolution in Britain since the English Reformation, Nigel Farage said in his final press conference in Brussels before the UK leaves the European Union. “At 11pm on January 31, 2020, we leave the EU and we pass the point of no return,” the Brexit Party leader said in the European Parliament. “What it means for …

Brexit: New Task Force Europe to lead EU trade negotiations as UK leaves bloc
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit: New Task Force Europe to lead EU trade negotiations as UK leaves bloc

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new Task Force Europe, reporting direct to Boris Johnson, is …

David Sassoli, European Parliament President, says Brexit is a ‘wound’
5 years, 2 months ago

David Sassoli, European Parliament President, says Brexit is a ‘wound’

CNN  

CNN — A top European official has warned that reaching a “good agreement” on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union will take time. European Parliament President David Sassoli told CNN he was concerned about the UK government’s decision to rule out an extension to the Brexit transition period, which starts on Friday and ends in …

Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit bill becomes law after receiving royal assent

The Hindu  

Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill has become law, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the country leaving the European Union in just over a week. “At times it felt like we would never cross the Brexit finish line, but we’ve done it,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson said after that milestone late on Wednesday. Despite Mr. Johnson’s repeated promise to …

Britain’s EU Journey: When Blair’s EU aspirations faded away
5 years, 2 months ago

Britain’s EU Journey: When Blair’s EU aspirations faded away

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Britain, he insisted, would be at the “heart of Europe.” Euro-enthusiasts like Blair thought, and still do, that Britain is just too small to prosper economically outside the European Union so Britain’s national …

Brexit bill clears final U.K. parliamentary hurdle ahead of Jan. 31 exit
5 years, 2 months ago

Brexit bill clears final U.K. parliamentary hurdle ahead of Jan. 31 exit

The Hindu  

Britain moved a step closer to its Jan. 31 exit from the European Union when the legislation required to ratify its deal with Brussels passed its final stage in parliament on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, the lower house of parliament, the House of Commons overturned changes the upper house, the House of Lords, had made to the legislation, including a …

Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill hits last-minute hiccup
5 years, 2 months ago

Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill hits last-minute hiccup

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans hit a hurdle Monday when Parliament’s upper chamber told the government to give European Union citizens living in the U.K. physical proof of their right to remain after the country leaves the bloc. The House of Lords voted by 270-229 to amend the government bill that paves the way for Britain’s …

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