Brexit: countdown to the UK’s departure from the EU – live news
All the latest as Britain gears up to leave the European Union at 11pm local time
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Emmanuel Macron has delivered his own address to the nation in France, describing Brexit as an “alarm signal” which should be heard across the EU. The French president said:
At midnight, for the first time in 70 years, a country will leave the European Union. It is a historic alarm signal that must be heard in each of our countries.
It appears the party has started, to a degree, in Parliament Square
Pinball Wizard the anthem to incipient Brexit party just by Westminster Square pic.twitter.com/mK0q3ysFLj