Friday marks five years since Britain left the European Union at 11 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2020. LONDON — Five years ago Friday, two crowds of people gathered near Britain’s Parliament — some with Union Jacks and cheers, others European Union flags and tears.

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.

Britain left the European Union five years ago on Friday, but the anniversary was met with little fanfare as Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks closer relations with the bloc. Starmer, who voted to remain during the 2016 Brexit referendum,

Five years after the UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020, the country is still adjusting to life outside the bloc. Brexit has strained small businesses more than big ones, changed university campuses and the NHS,

This is not the first time that the UK and the EU have expressed their readiness for a "reset" in relations. But now, five years after Britain left the European Union, there appears to be more momentum for making a reset happen,