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| | Conservatives pushed back against the establishment attempt to nullify Brexit, with [[Nigel Farage]] forming the [[Brexit Party]] in April 2019. | | Conservatives pushed back against the establishment attempt to nullify Brexit, with [[Nigel Farage]] forming the [[Brexit Party]] in April 2019. |
| | + | Generally, Scotland and the Home Counties voted to Remain, while other parts of England and Wales voted to Leave. |
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| − | Britain officially left the EU on January 31, 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILwy7FGSlA0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF3S7gcDmvA</ref> | + | Britain officially left the EU on January 31, 2020.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILwy7FGSlA0</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF3S7gcDmvA</ref> The UK and EU reached a trade agreement<ref>Murphy, James (December 27, 2020). [https://thenewamerican.com/united-kingdom-and-european-union-finally-come-to-brexit-trade-agreement/ United Kingdom and European Union Finally Come to Brexit Trade Agreement]. ''The New American''. Retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref> that went into effect on January 1, 2021, the same time as the UK officially exited the European single market and other EU structures.<ref>Lane, Oliver JJ (December 31, 2020). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/12/31/just-1652-days-late-we-go-with-a-whimper-not-a-bang-uk-leaves-the-eu/ Just 1,652 Days Late We Go With a Whimper, Not a Bang: UK Leaves the EU]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved January 1, 2021.</ref><ref>Choi, Joseph (December 31, 2020). [https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/532284-uk-solidifies-economic-split-from-eu UK solidifies economic split from EU]. ''The Hill''. Retrieved January 2, 2021.</ref> |
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| | + | The suffix "-exit" has been applied to other movements, genuine and not as much, such as "Texit" (groups seeing to have [[Texas]] become an independent nation again). |
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| | == Eligible voters == | | == Eligible voters == |
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| | *Faulconbridge, Guy; Piper, Elizabeth; James, William (October 29, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/britain-set-for-december-12-election-to-break-the-brexit-deadlock-idUSKBN1X80QN Britain set for December 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.</ref> | | *Faulconbridge, Guy; Piper, Elizabeth; James, William (October 29, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu/britain-set-for-december-12-election-to-break-the-brexit-deadlock-idUSKBN1X80QN Britain set for December 12 election to break the Brexit deadlock]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved October 29, 2019.</ref> |
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| − | On January 21, 2020 the UK. stated the transition period to leave the European Union, having 1 year to negociate a trade deal. | + | On January 21, 2020, the UK. stated the transition period to leave the European Union, having 1 year to negotiate a trade deal. |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
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| | * [http://eureferendum.blogspot.co.uk/ EU Referendum] | | * [http://eureferendum.blogspot.co.uk/ EU Referendum] |
| | * [http://youtu.be/eYqzcqDtL3k Brexit The Movie] | | * [http://youtu.be/eYqzcqDtL3k Brexit The Movie] |
| | + | * "Brexhausted! Four Years of Brexit Blunders," Parts [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/01/brexhausted-four-years-brexit-blunders-part-one-defeated-victory/ One], [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/02/four-years-of-brexit-blunders-part-two-night-of-the-living-deal/ Two], and [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2021/01/03/brexhausted-four-years-of-brexit-blunders-part-three-first-bedlam-then-betrayal/ Three], by Jack Montgomery |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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| | [[Category:British Empire]] | | [[Category:British Empire]] |
| | [[Category:Euroskepticism]] | | [[Category:Euroskepticism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Conservatism]] |