Sputnik is live from London on 1 January after the UK ended its its post-Brexit transition period and gave up the trade privileges afforded members of the EU.
The United Kingdom officially left the European Union on 31 January, completing a three-and-a-half-year process that began with the 2016 Brexit referendum. Until the end of 2020, the UK was subject to EU rules and regulations as part of the transition period.
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