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| Brexit day: UK prepares to leave the EU within hours – live news | Brexit day: UK prepares to leave the EU within hours – live news |
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| All the latest as Britain gears up to leave the European Union at 11pm local time | All the latest as Britain gears up to leave the European Union at 11pm local time |
| As an ardent Brexiter chairing the eurosceptic ERG group of Tory MPs, it might be fair to expect Steve Baker would be shouting from the rooftops today. | |
| But the Conservative backbencher conveyed a much more measured tone speaking in the Commons yesterday. “I approach tomorrow in a spirit of some considerable melancholy, I very much regret the division which this country has faced,” he told colleagues in the chamber. | |
| He added: “I will celebrate. I will allow myself a smile, I’ll allow myself that glass of champagne, I will enjoy myself. I will celebrate.But I will celebrate discreetly, and I will celebrate in a way which is respectful of the genuine sorrow that others are feeling at the same time.” | |
| The day is finally upon us. After years of political wrangling, two general elections, repeated calls for a second referendums, and deadline extensions, Britain will today be leaving the European Union, ending a near half-century membership. | The day is finally upon us. After years of political wrangling, two general elections, repeated calls for a second referendums, and deadline extensions, Britain will today be leaving the European Union, ending a near half-century membership. |
| Many of Fleet Street’s newspapers mark the occasion in jubilant terms – the Daily Mail salutes a “new dawn for Britain”, while the Sun declares “our time has come” – but the Guardian strikes a different tone. | Many of Fleet Street’s newspapers mark the occasion in jubilant terms – the Daily Mail salutes a “new dawn for Britain”, while the Sun declares “our time has come” – but the Guardian strikes a different tone. |
| “Small island,” our headline reads, next to a picture showing a small Union Jack sticking out of a sandcastle at the foot of the cliffs of Dover. “After 47 years, Britain leaves the EU at 11pm tonight – the biggest gamble in a generation,” the paper adds. | “Small island,” our headline reads, next to a picture showing a small Union Jack sticking out of a sandcastle at the foot of the cliffs of Dover. “After 47 years, Britain leaves the EU at 11pm tonight – the biggest gamble in a generation,” the paper adds. |
| Here’s a helpful guide to what’s happening today, including the prime minister’s late-night address, the countdown clock, Leave Means Leave rally, protest at the London Eye and … 50p Brexit coins. I’ll be kicking off the Guardian’s live blog this morning to take you through today’s action. | Here’s a helpful guide to what’s happening today, including the prime minister’s late-night address, the countdown clock, Leave Means Leave rally, protest at the London Eye and … 50p Brexit coins. I’ll be kicking off the Guardian’s live blog this morning to take you through today’s action. |