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This system provides for a negotiated withdrawal, rather than an abrupt exit from the Union. This preference for a negotiated withdrawal is based on the expected complexities of leaving the EU (including concerning the euro) when so much European law is codified in member states' laws. However, the process of Article 50 also includes a strong ...
By leaving the EU, the UK would leave the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA), a single market in commercial air travel, [334] but could negotiate a number of different future relationships with the EU. [334] British airlines would still have permission to operate within the EU with no restrictions, and vice versa.
In October 2019, the UK and EU renegotiated the Northern Ireland Protocol of the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement so as to keep open the border in Ireland and to have a customs border between the island of Ireland and the island of Great Britain (leaving Northern Ireland 'de facto' in the EU Customs Union in some respects).
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The sense that EU membership took decision making further away from 'the people' in favour of domination by regulatory bodies – in particular the European Commission, seen as the supposed key decision-taking body, is said to have been a strong motivating factor for leave voters wanting to end or reverse the process of EU influence in the UK. [4]
There was overwhelming or near-unanimous agreement among economists that leaving the European Union would adversely affect the British economy in the medium- and long-term. [ a ] [ 40 ] Surveys of economists in 2016 showed overwhelming agreement that Brexit would likely reduce the UK's real per-capita income level.
By leaving the EU, the UK would leave [needs update] the European Common Aviation Area (ECAA), a single market in commercial air travel. [180] The UK will negotiate a future relationship with the EU on the "basis of equivalence of traffic rights and a level playing field". [ 181 ]
A majority of voters supported the UK leaving the European Union, with 51.9% voting in favour of leaving and 48.1% in favour of remaining. Cameron resigned, and was succeeded by Theresa May and, later, Boris Johnson, both of whom negotiated the terms of the UK's departure.