Londoners react as UK starts its new post Brexit era
By AFP
10 January 2021 |
2:01 pm
Londoners express their relief and sadness as the Brexit transition period has ended and the UK has left the European Union's single market. The United Kingdom's 48-year obligation to follow Brussels' rules has ended and so has free movement for over 500 million people between Britain and the 27 EU states.
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