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Boris Johnson is set to hail the “dawn of a new era” as he addresses the nation on Brexit day just before the historic moment the UK leaves the EU.
In his final speech before Britain’s breaks its ties to the bloc, the Prime Minister will say the night will mark “the moment when the dawn breaks and the curtain goes up on a new act”.
At 11pm on Friday, bonds dating back to 1973 when the UK joined the European Economic Community will be broken, but Mr Johnson insists the divorce from Brussels is “not an end, but a beginning”.
Mr Johnson will chair a meeting of his Cabinet in Sunderland. The city in the north of England was the first to back Brexit when results were announced after the 2016 referendum.
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