100 Days of Brexit

Brexit Britain’s Biggest Test Might Be the Ability to Survive

Leaving the EU has hardened the divisions between the U.K.’s constituent nations and there’s a growing sense that things will come to a head.

Missing EU Already Event Protesting U.K. Leaving The European Union — Photographer: Emily Macinnes/Bloomberg

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By Rodney Jefferson and Dara Doyle

April 11, 2021 at 4:01 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a fondness for grand projects, but few are as eye-catching as the proposal for a physical link over the Irish Sea between Scotland and Northern Ireland.