The fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the European Union is this week
It will soon be five years since the UK left the European Union , making good on a referendum held all the way back in 2016. The world has changed a lot in those 9 years, with a global pandemic, wars and economic crises all affecting the UK - but the country seems set on continuing to go it alone.
The referendum began as a gamble by former Prime Minister David Cameron to silence the "eurosceptics" in the Conservative party - and he would go on to lose that bet. Over 33 million people went out to vote on it, ending with a now-infamous 52-48% split after a bitter campaign filled with rows about money, immigration and national pride. Northern Ireland as a whole voted to remain in the EU, 56-44%.
Finally, just as the first Covid-19 lockdown was looming under Boris Johnson, the timer was allowed to expire and Britain was out of the EU. But the issue of whether to rejoin or forge closer ties to the EU remains a big issue, regardless of politicians declaring that it is over. Two of the three largest petitions ever on Parliament's official website are about stopping Brexit or holding another referendum.
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