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An anti-Brexit pro-Scottish independence activist holds a flag mixing the EU flag and the Scottish Saltire as she gathers for a small protest against Britain's exit from the European Union outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on December 31, 2020 hours before the end of the Brexit transition period which will see Britain leave the European single market and the customs union. - Brexit becomes a reality on Thursday as Britain leaves Europe's customs union and single market, ending nearly half a century of often turbulent ties with its closest neighbours. (Photo by Andy Buchanan / AFP) (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)