How did Brexit impact British politics?

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[...] How did Brexit impact British politics? The issue of Brexit has been at the centre of European politics for years now. Since we cannot tackle it as a whole, we are going to look at the social aspects that led to such a decision and the implications that Brexit has had not on the European Union, but on the United Kingdom itself. How did Brexit impact British politics? What tensions did the referendum reveal? We will study here to what extent the issue of Brexit has weakened the UK. [...]

[...] What is more, the unity of the UK itself has been weakened. The question of the border in Ireland also remains. The project of having a border in the Irish Sea instead of having it in Ireland itself in order to protect the Good Friday Agreement raises the question of Northern Irish connection with Britain, especially now that nationalist parties have a majority. Will the four countries that form the United Kingdom and colours of the Union Jack stay together? [...]

[...] We may ask if this will have an impact on separatist movements. In fact, Scotland has even talked about breaking with the UK and join the EU afterwards; the last general elections showed the clear rise of the Scottish National Party, in favour of independence, and in Northern Ireland the DUP the Unionist party lost seats in favour of nationalist parties, who campaign for Irish reunification. Therefore, we can see that BREXIT has weakened the national unity of the United Kingdom to some extent. [...]

[...] We can wonder how their diplomatic relations were impacted by this major political event. Breaking off with the European Union should draw the two countries closer together and reinforce an old alliance. As a former colony of the British Empire, the United States has necessarily kept ties with Britain; what is more, the countries are connected thanks to language. But these are more cultural than economic matters, for in terms of economy it seems that a deal with the US would hardly compensate the loss caused by the separation from the common European market. [...]