January 31, 2020, marked the day the UK left the European Union. There is no doubt in my mind that the decision to leave as a result of the 2016 referendum was a huge mistake. Allegations, now proven, of Russian meddling via Cambridge Analytica probably tipped the balance to allow the Brexit camp to win by a small margin. And guess who is happy with the UK departure from the EU: Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is no friends with anyone but is smiling broadly as Russia succeeds in breaking up old anti-Russian alliances.
Since 2016, the political debate in the UK Houses of Parliament has been dominated by Brexit discussions.