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    The Long, Uneasy Wait Is Over: Parties, Protests And Solemn Silence Greet Brexit

    Some 43 months after the U.K. voted to leave the European Union, the day of divorce has finally arrived. Supporters and critics alike had their say; but largely, a somber mood welcomed the milestone.
    by Colin Dwyer Jan 31, 2020 3 minutes
    In Edinburgh on Friday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon laid out the case that Brexit's political ramifications justify another independence referendum for Scotland, more than five years after voters narrowly decided to remain in the U.K.

    Updated at 6 p.m. ET

    You'll be forgiven if you still don't quite believe it.

    By this reporter's very rough tally, NPR has run well over 1,000 pieces about Brexit -- both on air and online — since the U.K. shocked the world with its vote to leave the European Union more than 3 1/2 years ago. And not one of those stories could responsibly utter this simple, definitive statement: Brexit is happening today.

    Yet here we are, at long last. As of 11 p.m. GMT (6 p.m. ET) Friday, the U.K. and, for the first time (when it joined the predecessor European Economic Community), set off on its own — to a degree, at least.

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