Beside the British parliament, flag-waving Brexit supporters cheered, reveling in a mix of nostalgia, patriotism and defiance. “The war is over: we have won,” Nigel Farage, a leading Leave campaigner, told the crowd. The EU’s most powerful leaders, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, cast Brexit as a sad moment that was a turning point for Europe. At EU headquarters in Brussels, the British flag was lowered. “I’m not jumping around celebrating, it’s just absolute satisfaction and relief and optimism,” said Emma Sandercock, a 53-year-old secretary from Northamptonshire in central England.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 01, 2020 03:22 UTC