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What time does Brexit take place today?
The UK is set to leave the EU on Friday, January 31 with Boris Johnson's Brexit bill getting the go-ahead in parliament ahead of being given royal assent to become law.
by Jessica Sansome, https://www.facebook.com/jesssansomejournalist/It has been three and a half years since voters went to the polls and cast their vote on whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union.
In what was a close vote, the majority (51.9%) voted for Brexit and after two new Prime Ministers and a lot of political unrest, the date for the planned exit has arrived.
The UK is set to leave the EU on Friday, January 31 with Boris Johnson's Brexit bill getting the go-ahead in parliament ahead of being given royal assent to become law.
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This will officially begin at 11pm on Friday when the UK ceases to be a member state.
And whilst you won't wake up on Saturday February 1 to a whole new country, it does mark the start of the 'transition period'
The 'transition period' is currently earmarked to end on December 31 2020, a date which was agreed by former Prime Minister Theresa May.
This can, however, be extended by up to two years if the UK and EU agree to this before July 1 2020. But this can only happen once.