Business Maverick: EXPLAINER-Through the Brexit looking glass: What changes and what stays the same?

While the United Kingdom remains a member in all but name, it loses its vote in the meetings in Brussels that ultimately decide EU policy on matters ranging from financial services to the definition of a European-made car.

The British government has told the estimated 3.5 million EU citizens living in Britain that they have until at least the end of the December to register to retain their rights. There will be no customs checks on the island of Ireland — they will be done in ports. UK authorities will be in charge of applying the EU customs rules in Northern Ireland.As soon as the United Kingdom formally leaves the EU on Jan. 31, it can start negotiating trade deals with other countries.

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