Countdown clock to be projected onto Number 10 to mark Brexit day

Countdown clock to be projected onto Number 10 to mark Brexit day on 31 January

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Image: PA Images British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Image: PA Images A CLOCK COUNTING down to the moment Britain leaves the European Union on 31 January will be projected onto Downing Street under UK government plans to mark the occasion.

A commemorative Brexit coin will come into circulation on exit day, and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to be one of the first people to receive one of the newly-minted 50p pieces. The British government revealed the plans after coming under intense pressure to back a bid for Big Ben to chime at 11pm on 31 January.

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