Britain Leaps Into Unknown With Split From EU at Critical Moment

U.K. left the EU’s single market at 11 p.m. London time
Businesses will face new red tape when trading with the bloc

A 'Brexit Be Prepared' warning sign on the E40 highway towards Calais.
Photographer: Olivier Matthys/Bloomberg

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By Joe Mayes

December 31, 2020 at 11:00 PM UTC

Updated on

January 1, 2021 at 11:32 AM UTC

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The U.K. completed its divorce from the European Union, leaving the bloc’s single market and customs regime more than four years after voting for Brexit and with the country gripped by a deepening crisis.