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Brexit (/ ˈbrɛksɪt, ˈbrɛɡzɪt /, [ 1 ] a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU). Following a referendum held in the UK on 23 June 2016, Brexit officially took place at 23:00 GMT on 31 January 2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET).
Dec 30, 2020 · The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and officially left the trading bloc - its nearest and biggest trading partner - on 31 January 2020. However, both sides agreed to keep many things the...
Jan 31, 2020 · In a referendum, held on 23 June 2016, the majority of adult Britons voted to leave the EU. On 29 March 2017 the countdown to the UK formally leaving the EU, also known as Brexit, began....
Jan 31, 2020 · The UK formally ended its EU membership at the stroke of midnight on Friday in Brussels, 23:00 GMT in London. A projection of a countdown clock in Downing Street marked the occasion.
Feb 1, 2020 · The UK has officially left the European Union after 47 years of membership - and more than three years after it voted to do so in a referendum. The historic moment, which happened at 23:00...
Jan 6, 2021 · The UK had long been expected to leave the European Union at 11pm on 29 March 2019. However, following a House of Commons vote on 14 March 2019, the Government sought permission from the EU to extend Article 50 and agree a later Brexit date.
Feb 1, 2020 · After half a century of sometimes awkward membership and three years of tense withdrawal talks, the UK will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time (2300 GMT) on January 31, 2020.
