Five key impacts of Brexit five years on

Ben Chu and Tamara KovacevicBBC VerifyGetty ImagesFive years ago, on 31 January 2020, the UK left the European Union.On that day, Great Britain severed the political ties it had held for 47 years, but stayed inside the EU single market and customs union for a further 11 months to keep trade flowing.Northern Ireland had a separate arrangement.Brexit was hugely divisive, both politically and socially, dominating…