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Three and a half years after the referendum, Britain officially left Europe. Johnson stressed that "

End its 47 years of EU membership.

According to the BBC, 47 years after Britain joined the EU and three and a half years after the brexit referendum, Britain officially withdrew from the EU at 23:00 local time on January 31 (7:00 a.m. Beijing time on February 1).

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Then, British Prime Minister Boris & middot; Johnson tweeted, 'tonight, we left the EU, which is an extraordinary turning point in the life of this country. Let us unite now to make full use of all the opportunities that brexit will bring, and let us unleash the potential of the whole UK. "

CNN said that more than three years ago, Britain held a referendum, which seriously divided the country. Now Britain finally withdrew from the EU.

According to British media reports, before the formal brexit, British Prime Minister Johnson delivered a national speech at 22:00 on the 31st, trying to give a note of hope for reconciliation. According to the summary released by his office, Johnson stressed that brexit 'is not the end, but the beginning', 'this is the dawn before dawn, the dawn of a new era'&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;