Downing Street officials have been keen to ensure there is little triumphalism amid enthusiastic celebrations from a core of leavers. A digital clock will also appear in Downing Street to count down the final hour of the UK’s EU membership. Number 10 has admitted trade with the European Union will not be “frictionless” after Brexit. Maastricht treaty Tory rebels vote against the treaty that paved the way for the creation of the European Union. One change that is definitely happening on Friday night is the disappearance of the Department for Exiting the European Union.

Source: The Guardian January 30, 2020 22:30 UTC