Inside Politics: Boris Johnson claims new dawn is breaking as Brexit day arrives
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Can we ever overcome our past? Scientists have just discovered that lungs can “magically heal” the damage done by cigarettes once smokers have quit. Boris Johnson is hoping Britain can, somehow, be magically healed from the damage Brexit has inflicted on the body politic after we quit the EU tonight. Expect to hear a lot of talk about catharsis and new beginnings. But is Westminster ready to move on from the shouting and screaming, the lies and lunacy, the flag-waving and foolhardy mistakes? No, almost certainly not. There’s plenty more where all that came from. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.
Inside the bubble
Our political editor Andrew Woodcock on what to look out for on Brexit day:
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