Dr Jackie Morton

Today is Brexit day and the massive challenge to negotiate a new deal with the EU by the end of 2020. According to the FT the UK will then need to negotiate with 160 countries to replace the 759 treaties it will lose including 295 trade deals just to stand still.

"I feel like a library is being burned down by people who can't read." Best description I've read of Brexit, said by a Brit living in the EU.

A #BrexitDay reminder: Days since referendum: 1316 Prime Ministers: 3 Cost of Brexit so far: £130bn Promises broken: too many to count Trade deals completed: 0 Tangible benefits: 0

Don’t forget to set your clocks back 46 years tonight. #BrexitEve

Cabinet ministers have been told to slash a whopping 5% from all departments budgets to pay for #Brexit. Rather than ending austerity, Boris Johnson signals the UK will be entering austerity on steroids for his pointless #Brexit. #ProjectReality

Farage’s ugly outburst in front of a sober and sad European Parliament... well it’s Brexit laid bare; an ignorant, mean-spirited, nationalistic project to remove the UK from a European partnership that enriched our lives but made little Englanders feel insecure. Forever shameful.

Oh no...I can't bear it. the warmth and dignity with which they say goodbye to us and we in turn wave pathetic little flags. I am so deeply deeply sad and feel closer to the EU now than I ever have.

I was 7 when the Tories got into power. 7 year olds like me didn’t cause the economic crisis 12 years ago but they shut my youth centre, slashed mental health and school, stole free school meals, tripled tuition fees. I’m young, not stupid. I’ll continue fighting.