![Lorries arrive to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover in Dover, England, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. If you thought the drawn-out battle over the U.K.'s departure from the European Union was painful, wait until you see what comes next. While Britain formally left the EU at 11 p.m. local time Friday, the hard work of building a new economic relationship between the bloc and its ex-member has just begun. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/RWBHRLQ44SH4LLCOXBCKJWPYWQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=77c98690da8e0c78e3bd83eaa5cfc09ee2c1bd5fc71e033bf0e43a83e9e3140d&width=400&height=225)
Lorries arrive to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover in Dover, England, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. AP
Lorries arrive to board ferries on the morning after Brexit took place at the Port of Dover in Dover, England, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. AP
Brexit may be done but EU-UK trade talks could be even more complicated
There are difficult negotiations ahead as the UK tries to preserve links with its biggest trading partner
Associated Press
05 February, 2020