On 23 June 2016, the UK settled the question that had been rumbling close to the surface of British politics for a generation: should the country remain within the European Union or go it alone.
Or so it seemed when just over 52 per cent of voters chose Brexit. Now, more than a year later, argument about the pros and cons of leaving the European Union continues.
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