Brexit to be 'a distant memory for future generations' says PM

The Prime Minister said he suspected there would be no great appetite to overturn Britain’s European Union departure because it would be remembered as a historic event, “like the War of the Roses or the Big Bang”. Braydon Brent, a 10-year-old interviewing the PM for Sky News’ FYI programme, asked Mr Johnson how he could prevent younger generations from being “angry at politicians” given that “most of us kids wanted to stay in the EU”. It will be a historic event that people can barely remember.” “You’ve won first prize in the lottery of life, Braydon, because you were born in the UK.” The UK is due to leave the EU at 11pm on Friday evening before entering the transition period, an 11-month stretch in which Britain will no longer be an active member but continue to accept Brussels-made rules while it negotiates fresh trading terms. The poll uncovered deep fault lines in British society, and subsequent arguments over when and how the U.K. should depart, if at all, caused political paralysis until a decisive victory by BorisJohnson in a general election called to resolve the deadlock last month. As the United Kingdom prepared to bring to an end its 47-year EU membership, the bloc's top officials on Jan. 31 pledged to continue playing a prominent role despite the loss of a powerful affiliate. European Union chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier arrives for a media conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Jan. 31. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks as she participates in a media conference in Brussels on Jan. 31. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at 10 Downing Street for talks focused on a post-Brexit free trade deal, in London, on Jan. 30.