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Brexit in 2018: A Visual Anthology

Dec 27, 2018 | 07:45 GMT

A souvenir stall holder opens a Union Flag umbrella as he arranges his stock opposite the Houses of Parliament on the southern bank of the River Thames in central London. Bloodied but not yet beaten, Prime Minister Theresa May holds last-ditch talks with EU leaders on as she battles to save both her Brexit deal and her career.

(TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Editor's Note

It has been a tumultuous year for the United Kingdom as the country prepares for an unruly exit from the European Union. The process is without precedent and defies the kinds of political punditry that typically surrounds these sorts of landmark events. Prime Minister Theresa May has her work cut out to even persuade enough parliamentarians to accept the deal, which includes a controversial provision to keep the UK in a customs arrangement with the European Union until a better solution is found to keep the Irish border open.

The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union in 2019, but 2018 was the year when British Prime Minister Theresa May weathered negotiations, protests and criticism from all sides to produce a Brexit agreement. In this Visual Anthology, we take a pictorial look at the year that was. ...

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