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Brexit: UK finally leaves EU

“For many people this is an astonishing moment of hope, a moment they thought would never come,” Johnson said in a recorded speech.

Johnson and the European Union’s top officials earlier pointed to new opportunities ahead after Brexit. In Brussels earlier, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President David Sassoli said Saturday would mark a “new dawn for Europe.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar expressed his thanks for the “enormous solidarity from our European partners.” His country, which shares a land border with Britain in Northern Ireland, is the EU state likely to be most affected by Brexit. After Brexit, little will change in practice during an 11-month transitional phase, as the two sides seek to negotiate a future relationship spanning trade, security and political cooperation.

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