Nearly 43 months after the country’s narrow vote to leave the EU, though, the overriding sentiment is probably fatigue. But it is landing, he said, “with a rather dull thud.”On the surface, much will look the same in the wake of the official split. A transition period will last for the rest of this year, during which free trade and free movement between Britain and the EU will continue. The June 2016 Brexit referendum was closely fought, with 52% voting to leave the EU and 48% voting to remain. Lara Spirit, a student at Cambridge University, dropped out of school two years ago to campaign full time for a second Brexit referendum, co-founding a group called Our Future, Our Choice.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2020 18:00 UTC