The UK is formally leaving the European Union, three and a half years after the Brexit referendum. At 11pm local time on 31st January, the country will enter a transition period, which lasts until the end of the year.
During that transition, the UK will continue to obey EU rules. Most things will stay the same, but there will be some differences. Benji Hyer explains what actually changes for Britain after Friday.
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DUR: 48 seconds
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The UK is finally taking the momentous step of leaving the European Union, three and a half years after the Brexit referendum, and it has an ambitious deadline to strike new trade relations with the bloc.
At 11pm local time on 31st January, the country will enter a transition period, which lasts until the end of the year. That means by 31st December 2020, the UK and the EU aim to have signed a post-Brexit trade deal.
Aside from trade, there also needs to be decisions on law enforcement, data sharing, security, aviation standards, access to fishing waters, supplies of electricity, and licensing of medicines.
Benji Hyer breaks what both sides hope to include in the future arrangement that has to be negotiated in the next 11 months.
IN: About half the UK’s trade
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DUR: 57 seconds
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The UK is formally leaving the European Union, three and a half years after the Brexit referendum. On 31st January, the country will enter a transition period, which lasts until the end of the year.
As the clock strikes 11pm local time, celebrations will be held outside of the UK Parliament to mark the official time of Britain’s departure, as Benji Hyer explains.
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DUR: 44 seconds