Why did Brexit occur?
Resentment of European Union bureaucracy, tensions over immigration, and a yearning for British independence. When British voters went to the polls in 2016 to decide whether to remain in the EU or split from it, the Vote Leave campaign led by Boris Johnson made big promises. Johnson, who is now prime minister, led rallies around the country in a red bus emblazoned with the slogan “We send the EU 350 million pounds a week, let’s fund our NHS instead.”
