Brexit news LIVE: Latest updates as Brits celebrate leaving the EU – The Sun
THOUSANDS have gathered at Parliament Square in London as the UK left the EU at 11pm.
Leading Brexiteers including Nigel Farage gave speeches as Brits sang renditions of Royal Britannia and God save the Queen during the countdown to Brexit.
Passionate leavers up and down the country also came together to celebrate the historic event.
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BRITAIN BOWS OUT OF EU
THAT’S all for tonight, folks. A truly historic night for Britain – whichever side of the Brexit chasm you sit on.
After 47 years our EU membership came to an official end at 11pm.
Boris Johnson hailed moment as an ‘an extraordinary turning point in the life of this country’.
In a video message to the nation, the PM said: ““This is the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act in our great national drama.”
Nigel Farage, seen by many as the main architect of Britain’s EU departure, described it as ’the greatest moment in the modern history of our great nation’.
The thousands of flag-waving Brexiteeers massed at tonight’s Parliament Square rally certainly agreed with the ex-UKIP leader, cheering down the countdown on our EU membership.
And as the corks flew at celebration parties across Britain, Downing Street marked the momentous occasion by beaming a virtual Big Ben onto No 10.
But for pro-EU Brits, our official departure from the bloc wasa cause for sadness and regret, with anti-Brexit protests held across Brtiain.
SNP leader and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon vowed that Scotland would return to the EU as an independent country.
But although Britain has now formally left the EU there now follows an 11-montnh transition period where Britain must follow EU rules – and pay money Brussels.
So more Brexit battles are sure to come in 2020.
But one thing is also certain – Britain tonight saw the end of an era as the UK said goodbye to its EU membership.
SCOTLAND THE BRAVE?
NICOLA STURGEON has issued a defiant call for Scottish independence in the wake of Britain's EU departure.
The First Minister vowed Scotland would 'return to the heart of Europe' as an independent country.
RAAB'S RALLYING CALL
DOMINIC RAAB has said Britain is now 'masters of our own destiny'.
The Foreign Secretary hailed our departure from the EU and Britain as a 'force for good' in a tweet.
POMPEO BIGS UP BREXIT
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has welcomed Britain's exit from the EU – and hinted at a 'prosperous' Brexit trade deal between the two countries.
BREXIT COUNTDOWN
THIS is the moment tonight's rally in Westminster marked the countdown.
Jubilant crowds roared with delight as the Big Ben bongs (recorded) boomed out.
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