
Five years after the Brexit vote, the United Kingdom is more divided than ever
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The Brexit referendum took place five years ago. It was supposed to settle the United Kingdom's neurosis over its relationship with Europe once and for all, but it did nothing of the sort.
Tony Blair was Prime Minister, the financial crisis that would go on to devastate the global economy had yet to arrive, and a member of parliament named Boris Johnson was eyeing up a run for mayor of London as the Conservative party's liberal, pro-European candidate. Taking the reins as the new leader of the Conservatives after the party fell to three successive election losses, David Cameron -- another pro-European -- pleaded with its members to stop "banging on about Europe" and focus instead on "the things that most people care about."More Related News