ANALYSIS: Boris Johnson is relishing his Brexit victory, but this will probably be the hardest year of his life
The UK's exit from the EU may be done, but it's not quite the end for those Brits hoping to never hear the word"Brexit" again. Here's what we know about what will happen next.
A trade deal, migration rules and security arrangements need bedding down and the Prime Minister has just 11 months to strike a deal with 27 nations that are more closely united because of Brexit. If he can't — and some EU leaders have already warned it's impossible to reach a complicated free trade agreement in that short a time — then the UK will crash out.
The pause button has been pressed, but the looming cloud of uncertainty is waiting to move across the UK again. The true consequence, or gains, of Britain's decision to dump its European allies won't be known anytime soon.There's also the matter of relations with other global partners, including Australia and the US, and the future of the UK itself.
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