Britain leaves the European Union on Friday, ending more than four decades of economic, political and legal integration with its closest neighbours. Britain is to leave the European Union at 2300 GMT on Friday, 43 months after the country voted in a June 2016 referendum to leave the EU. February/March: trade talks beginBritain says it is ready to start trade talks on February 1, but EU members states are still discussing what they want from the negotiations. Britain is hoping to open trade talks with the United States and other non-EU countries around the same time. December 31: transition endsWithout an extension or a trade agreement, relations between Britain and the EU will be severed at the end of 2020.

Source: The Guardian January 31, 2020 14:03 UTC