The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to withdraw from the European Union, with 51.9 percent supporting Britain's exit (“Brexit”) and 48.1 percent opposing the move. it marked the first time a country had decided to leave the organization.
The withdrawal process commenced following the referendum and the subsequent notification to the European Council on March 29, 2017. The actual withdraw was completed on 1 February 2020. The Withdrawal Agreement came into force regulated the orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU the UK remained subject to EU law and remained part of the European Union Customs Union. The complete separation came into force at 23:00 GMT on January 31, 2020 (00:00 February 1 2020 CET). More