Britain Leaves the European Union, Leaps Into the Unknown

Britain Leaves the European Union, Leaps Into the Unknown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson (centre) chairs a cabinet meeting at National Glass Centre at the University of Sunderland on Friday Jan. 31, 2020. Paul Ellis/PA Wire
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LONDON—So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, adieu.

With little fanfare, Britain left the European Union on Friday after 47 years of membership, taking a leap into the unknown in a historic blow to the bloc.