The United Kingdom leaves the European Union at 2300 GMT on Friday, ending its 4...
LONDON - The United Kingdom leaves the European Union at 2300 GMT on Friday, ending its 47-year membership of the world’s biggest trading bloc.
“And the most important thing to say tonight is that this is not an end but a beginning. This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act. It is a moment of real national renewal and change.”“Britain’s place in the world will change. The question is what direction we now take,” Corbyn said in a statement.
“Of course we accept and respect the decision of the UK to leave, but our view remains unchanged: We believe that this has been a lose-lose-lose for everybody.”“It’s obviously a very big day for our country,” Cameron, who called the 2016 referendum and quit after the vote for Brexit, told Sky News.
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