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Brexit Live Updates: U.K.’s Final Hours in the E.U.

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Bojicat Jan 31, 2020 09:17am

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Friday, January 31, 2020 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0

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Britain approaches a historic change.
At 11 p.m. on Friday — midnight in Brussels, and 6 p.m. in New York — Britain will officially depart from the European Union, 1,317 days after voting in favor of leaving the bloc in a referendum that plunged the country into a three-year-long debate over its future.

While this will be the official end of 47 years of Britain’s membership in what became the European Union, very little is set to change immediately. It’s the beginning of a transition period, scheduled to end on Dec. 31, during which London and Brussels must hash out the details of Britain’s future relationship with its European neighbors. Still, the moment carries enormous legal and symbolic weight.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his cabinet began their day with a meeting in Sunderland, the city in northern England that was the first to announce it had voted in favor of leaving the European Union on the night of the 2016 referendum.

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D:1

RP ( 5508.0200 points)

Fri, February 14, 2020 08:20:48 PM UTC0:00

Joker:9757

BrentinCO ( 7748.4790 points)

Fri, February 14, 2020 08:58:53 PM UTC0:00

Sorry, I don’t believe that person really voted for Brexit.

Anyone that voted for Brexit wanted these long waits, this is a sign of the victory of leaving the European Union making it more difficult to cross borders. 30 - 60 minute lines are occasional with international travel depending on staffing anyway.

10:46am is also during peak time at the Airport.

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RP ( 5508.0200 points)

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Fri, February 14, 2020 10:39:30 PM UTC0:00

Sorry, but I believe people are that stupid. And nobody actually votes for longer wait times.

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WA Indy ( 1772.5920 points)

Fri, February 14, 2020 10:56:28 PM UTC0:00

RP: Sorry, but I believe people are that stupid. And nobody actually votes for longer wait times.

Have you not been watching for the last 5 years?