Brexit at last: Britain leaves the EU as champagne corks fly

There was nostalgia, patriotism and defiance on the streets of Britain as the clock struck Brexit. Leading Leave campaigner Nigel Farage led celebrations outside parliament

LONDON - The United Kingdom finally cast off from the European Union on Friday for an uncertain future, with Brexiteers claiming victory and popping champagne corks for an “independence day” they said marked a new era for the country.

On the white cliffs of Dover, the message: “The UK has left the EU” was projected between a British and an EU flag. He celebrated in Downing Street with English sparkling wine and a distinctly British array of canapés including Shropshire blue cheese and Yorkshire puddings with beef and horseradish. People celebrate in Parliament Square on Brexit day in London, Britain January 31, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

For proponents, Brexit is “independence day” — an escape from what they cast as a German-dominated project with a doomed single currency that is failing its 500 million people.

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