The Brexit, this rocky soap opera studded with lies, betrayals and coups de théâtre, was launched in 2013, when Prime Minister David Cameron launched the idea of holding a referendum on the question of Europe. Eurosceptics had been gaining...See moreThe Brexit, this rocky soap opera studded with lies, betrayals and coups de théâtre, was launched in 2013, when Prime Minister David Cameron launched the idea of holding a referendum on the question of Europe. Eurosceptics had been gaining traction for several years at the time, and Cameron's disastrous pro-EU election campaign would convince undecided voters to vote for Brexit. On June 24, 2016, the country chose by a majority to leave Europe. The Brexit was written, the stormy negotiations that followed were too. After three years of political and parliamentary battles, Theresa May threw in the towel. It is Boris Johnson who is finally responsible for consummating the divorce.
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