Summary: The United Kingdom formally completed its withdrawal from the European Union, ending decades of membership and entering a new trade relationship.
Start: 2020-01-31 • Status: resolved
Timeline
- Jun 23, 2016 — The United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. source
- Jan 31, 2020 — The UK officially left the European Union. source
- Dec 31, 2020 — The Brexit transition period ended and new trade rules began. source
- Jan 1, 2021 — The UK began operating outside the EU single market and customs union. source