What country has voted to remove itself from the EU?

Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) states that “Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements”. As of December 2020, the United Kingdom is the only former member state to have withdrawn from the European Union.

Is the UK still in the EEA?

The United Kingdom (UK) ceased to be a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement after its withdrawal from the EU on 31 January 2020. This follows from the two-pillar structure and Article 126 of the EEA Agreement, which states that the EEA Agreement applies to the territory of the EU and the three EEA EFTA States.

What would leaving the EU mean for the UK?

Lax border controls in other EU countries already make it easier for illegal migrants and terrorists to get into Britain, despite the UK staying outside Schengen. Before the referendum, the EU wanted Britain to take more refugees. Leaving the EU would allow Britain to regain control of its borders.

Which areas of London voted to remain in the EU?

However, Brent voted to remain with a majority of 59.6\%, Ealing had a majority of 60.4\% in favour of remaining, 70\% of people in Hammersmith and Fulham elected to remain, Harrow had 54.6\% in favour of remaining. It was tighter in Hounslow , where 51.1\% of people voted to remain as part of the EU as opposed to 48.9\% who voted to leave.

What will happen to EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit?

Any EU citizen already living and working in the UK will be able to carry on working and living in the UK after Brexit. The current plan is that even after Brexit, people from the EU will be able to move to work in the UK during a “transition” phase of about two years.

Is Britain better off in or out of the European Union?

Democracy needs a demos – a “people” or citizenry – and the European Union simply does not have that. People in the UK speak a common language and share a common politics, and they are united by bonds of nationhood. Democracy cannot function without those things, and so Britain is better off out.