Five years on, has Brexit put Britain at a disadvantage in EU talks?

With Brexit imminent, British MEPs were packing boxes and removing personal items from their Brussels offices. AP - Francisco Seco

Five years after Brexit, the European Union appears to be setting the agenda in trade talks with Britain. Britons, meanwhile, are divided over whether the political and economic separation has been a success.

When the United Kingdom formally left the European Union at 11pm universal time on 31 January 2020, the economies on both sides of the English Channel entered unchartered waters.