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Greg Evans
Dec 05, 2020
In June 2016, the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. On January 1, 2021 it will fully leave the EU almost five years after the original vote.
The UK technically left the union on January 31, 2020 and had the rest of the year to try and negotiate a deal which Boris Johnson and his chums constantly claimed during the 2019 general election was ‘oven ready.' So far, the oven was either broken or the meal was awful because a deal hasn’t transpired and the UK is now facing the abyss of a no-deal Brexit which could potentially send the country into chaos.
Still, its remarkable that the UK has even gotten to this point as the whole debacle has already seen the country get through two prime ministers with Boris Johnson seemingly teetering ever closer to disaster as the days go by. For a brief period in 2018 it looked like Brexit might not even happen and then in 2019 the government had to ask for two extensions to get things sorted out and everything in order.
Of course, all this chaos has resulted in thousands (and possibly millions) of hilarious memes.
So as we prepare to step off the cliff edge here are some of our favourite Brexit gags to show that although our politics is throughly depressing, we’ll always have some gallows humour to fall break on.
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Don't let Project Fear scare you. I grew up with empty supermarkets and 2 hour food queues in Moscow. Some days you… https://t.co/UgG4NtVdTN— Dmitri Grabov ♠ (@Dmitri Grabov ♠) 1532891640
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Live footage of the UK leaving the EU https://t.co/AXgxOsYymH— James Felton (@James Felton) 1605866584
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Rare photos of the UK leaving the EU #BrexitDay https://t.co/HjxcBFg3sR— Meh (@Meh) 1580484593
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Scroll down for some positive #Brexit news!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .… https://t.co/90Zg8Lor99— Woo (@Woo) 1522251294
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An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman walk into a bar. The Englishman wanted to go so they all had to leave. #Brexitjokes— REJOIN AND REFORM (@REJOIN AND REFORM) 1504863607
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Why do we need any colour passport? We should just be able to shout, “British! Less of your nonsense!” and stroll straight through.— Simon Blackwell (@Simon Blackwell) 1513931084
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Good to see bookshops getting involved. #PeoplesVoteMarch https://t.co/3WUZI3gqQO— Craig Stone (@Craig Stone) 1540034422
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"I had to trigger Article 50. It would have been too embarrassing otherwise." "So you're going to leave the EU... o… https://t.co/VYsAWtARxZ— Scott Innes (@Scott Innes) 1490771483
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VOTERS: we want to give a boat a ridiculous name UK: no VOTERS: we want to break up the EU and trash the world economy UK: fine— Owl! at the Library 😴🧙♀️ (@Owl! at the Library 😴🧙♀️) 1466784980
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Q: With Britain leaving the EU how much space was created? A: Exactly 1GB— chrissaint.eth (@chrissaint.eth) 1466818746
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"David Cameron announced he is stepping down in the wake of a vote, which should make me happy, but it doesn’t. It’s like catching an ice cream cone out of the air, because a child has been hit by a car. I’ll eat it! But it’s tainted somehow.” – John Oliver
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Yeap. That pretty much sums it up #BrexitShambles #BrexitChaos https://t.co/wsWzdtHDC4— Zan (@Zan) 1547584468
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Q: With Britain leaving the EU how much space was created? A: Exactly 1GB— chrissaint.eth (@chrissaint.eth) 1466818746
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Theresa May writes Brexit letter to the EU. https://t.co/YGhVeUDLW6— Rossalyn Warren (@Rossalyn Warren) 1490736604
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Worst prediction in the history of mankind? 👇 https://t.co/sqOWFEloog— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1597239156
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"How many Brits does it take to change a light bulb?
None. The Brits are too busy screwing themselves."
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I mean, one does have to wonder how @MattHancock feels, having campaigned against this absolute garbage, to now be… https://t.co/UnkeIIF2Cv— Tom Peck (@Tom Peck) 1606918245
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Old, but enduringly relevant https://t.co/gAULjsiHOo— Ireland Simpsons Fans (@Ireland Simpsons Fans) 1547653875
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Am saving this one for January.... https://t.co/K4iU8GbkdM— MrGTTO 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🌍 (@MrGTTO 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇺🌍) 1606296228
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2016- "Food will be plentiful & much cheaper" 2017 - "There won't be any shortages" 2018 - "We will have adequate… https://t.co/6hnseSoQ3w— 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻 (@𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗻) 1547294682
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https://t.co/lERzJXnfcK— Dan Kaszeta (@Dan Kaszeta) 1606211641
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<quickly googles Brexit Bicycle Meme> https://t.co/UD3xRorcl4 https://t.co/XEKq17BIQ5— Murillo Titon de Souza (@Murillo Titon de Souza) 1606756405
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#theresamaystatement #StrongAndStable #Brexit #RevokeArticle50 https://t.co/ytmHpb4Q9Y— HappyToast ★ (@HappyToast ★) 1554654143
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Even the Tory's own Brexit memes were a disaster waiting to happen.