On Jan. 31, 2020 at 11 p.m. London time – midnight at EU headquarters in Brussels — the U.K. officially left the bloc after almost five decades of membership that had brought free movement and free trade between Britain and 27 other European countries.

Brexit’s impact remains profound as people and businesses in the UK still wrestle with the aftershocks of leaving the EU.

London Correspondent Tommy Meskill reports that five years on after Britain leaving the European Union, the exit continues to impact households and businesses across the UK.

Five years after the United Kingdom exited the European Union, polls suggest public opinion has reversed on the issue, with a majority of people now believing it was a mistake. #EuropeNews

Five years on, it is "clear" that Brexit has "imposed costs, particularly on goods exports, without any large offsetting benefits", said The Economist. At the same time the "geopolitical situation has deteriorated",

The return of Donald Trump to the Oval Office has left many in Downing Street pondering how best to deal with the man many view as the disrupter-in-chief.

The Independent's latest virtual event explored Brexit's impact nearly five years post-EU departure. Panellists included Labour MP Stella Creasy; Conservative MP Mark Francois; former Brexit Party MEP Claire Fox,