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Brexit meaning

Brexit is the withdrawal of the UK from the EU and EAEC on 31 January 2020, after 47 years of membership.

Currently, it continues to participate in the European Union Customs Union and European Single Market during a transition period that will end on 31 December 2020. Before the end of the transition period, the UK and the EU are attempting to reach a Brexit deal.

Most of Thursday’s newspapers lead on Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s trip to Europe this week where he aims to ‘reset’ Britain’s relationship with the EU. The prime minister said: “We must turn a corner on Brexit and fix the broken relationships left behind” but made clear it’s not a reversal of Brexit. 

There is ongoing coverage of the upcoming Autumn Budget as the papers speculate on tax hikes and who will carry the burden of the £22bn black hole the government is looking to plug.

The back pages cover the latest from the Premier League and Emma Raducanu crashing out of the US Open.