Dec 2020. The Story of 2020 Part 2

While coronavirus may have dominated 2020, Brexit was back on the cards in early January and the UK formally left the EU on 31st January, beginning an 11-month transition period. No doubt influenced by Brexit, the term ‘Megxit’ was coined a week into the new year when the Duke and Duchess of Sussex announced plans to step back as senior royals. It was later revealed by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) that the UK's earliest known coronavirus death occurred in the week ending January 31, the same week the country's first cases were reported.