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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Editorial

Five years on, Brexit is still the gift that keeps on taking

Five years to the day since Britain formally left the European Union, it is fair to say that few are dancing in the streets to mark the anniversary – literally or metaphorically.

The government, somewhat otiosely, has confirmed that there will be no official commemorations. There will be no speeches in the Commons, no special postage stamps illustrating post-Brexit achievements and no shiny new 50p piece proclaiming the spurious “Independence Day”.

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