Today marks Britain's last day as a full member of the European Union. Here's what you need to know:
Businesses in the U.K must brace themselves for the transition period and beyond and follow new government guidelines to ensure they can continue to trade with the EU.Many questions remain unanswered, including Britain’s policy on immigration and security arrangements with the EU.: Friday is significant, but it is symbolic more than anything.
Ex-prime minister David Cameron announced he was in favour of a referendum in 2013, with the intervening years marked by rounds of campaigning, negotiations, failed talks, three prime ministers, two general elections, two blown leave deadlines - and a starkly divided—and exasperated—Britain. Analysts, experts and lawmakers are deeply divided on what the economic impact of the Brexit will be, and it largely hangs on the trade deals that Johnson can strike.
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