On June 23, 2016, Britons headed to the polls to vote on whether to stay in the European Union. A shock result emerged overnight: the electorate had voted to leave the bloc by 52% to 48%. The pound tanked. London’s FTSE 100 tumbled. Then-Prime Minister David Cameron — who had called the referendum and led the campaign for the Remain vote — resigned. Since then, the U.K. haggled for a deal, as Cameron’s successor, Theresa May, failed to pass a proposal three times before stepping down. Brexit was eventually delivered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020. The Brexit campaign promised to “take back control” of ... (full story)