John Redwood: “Getting out of the EU can be quick and easy”

“Getting out of the EU can be quick and easy”

Headline of a post on his own website. Source: John Redwood’s Diary

Formal talks began in June 2017. The UK was due to leave on 29 March 2019; the date was put back more than once, and it left on 31 January 2020.

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