Brexit Day: Britain has left the EU — but how did it all come about? | AFP

After 47 years, Britain is leaving the European Union. But Britain’s European membership has never been easy. From the accession of the UK to the European common market, to the shock Brexit referendum result and to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bitter standoff with parliament, here are the milestones on Britain's rocky road out of the European Union.

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