Friday marks five years since Britain left the European Union on Jan. 31, 2020. People and businesses are still wrestling with the economic, social and cultural aftershocks.

Five years on from the day Britain formally left the EU, BBC Verify has examined five important ways Brexit has affected Britain. Economists and analysts generally assess the impact of leaving the EU single market and customs union on 1 Jan 2021 on the UK's goods trade as having been negative.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has rejected suggestions the UK will rejoin the EU, saying the decision is "settled". As he prepared to meet European Council leaders on Monday, the PM faced calls from the Liberal Democrats to begin talks which could pave the way for a customs union with the European Union.

Most Brits, including those who voted to leave the European Union, cannot think of any Brexit benefits exactly five years after the UK’s departure, a new poll shows. The UK narrowly voted to exit the EU by 52% to 48% in 2016 and officially left the bloc on January 31, 2020 amid a raft of promises from Leave campaigners.

While the Vote Leave bus famously promised extra cash for the NHS, five years on 52 per cent of Britons think Brexit has been bad for the health service, compared to only 6 per cent who think it has brought improvement.

Friday marks the fifth anniversary of Britain's official departure from the European Union - an event that has changed the country economically, socially and politically