<span style="color: #222222;">Britain formally gave up membership of the European Union, EU last night. This concluded nearly four years of political upheavals.  Britons had voted to leave the bloc after 47 years of membership by a slim majority in 2016. Brexit follows two general elections, the ouster of two prime ministers and politics reshaped by Brexit divisions.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Meanwhile, hundreds of Brexiters crowded into Parliament Square outside the House of Commons to toast the historic moment. Across the rest of Britain, a series of events including marches, celebrations and candlelight vigils was held by nboth Brexiteers and pro-EU demonstrators.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''<br />''Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday that the divorce from Brussels is a moment of real national renewal and change. He said it is  not an end, but a beginning. </span><br />