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Brexit: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date June 23, 2016 - present
Participants Europe • United Kingdom

Photos

Brexit postal ballot
Nigel Farage stands in front of and gestures toward a UKIP campaign poster reading Breaking Point with an image of a large crowd of people, highlighting immigration concerns before Brexit.
Map of the United Kingdom showing regional results of the 2016 EU Referendum. Scotland, Northern Ireland, and London are shaded blue to indicate a majority voted to remain in the European Union, while the rest of England and Wales are shaded red to show a majority voted to leave.
Theresa May and Brexit
Theresa May stands outside 10 Downing Street, wearing a blue coat, with a blurred garden in the background.
Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson, seated at a long table with colleagues, gestures while speaking during a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London.
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Key People

Cameron, David
David Cameron
prime minister of United Kingdom
Nigel Farage stands smiling with arms raised, wearing a dark suit and light tie, in front of a plain purple background.
Nigel Farage
British politician
Philip Hammond
Philip Hammond
British politician