It is the word that has dominated parliament, politics and public life across the UK for most of the year.
As SkyNews reports, Brexit also dominates the political leaders’ New Year messages.
Update: Theresa May has claimed 2019 is the year “we can put our differences aside” over Brexit to allow the UK to “turn a corner”.
The prime minister used her New Year’s message to again make the case for her Brexit deal, which is set to finally be voted on by MPs within the next three weeks.
Downing Street has admitted “there is still work to do” for Mrs May to win fresh assurances from the EU over the terms of her agreement, as demanded by sceptical MPs.
Jeremy Corbyn said: “There’s so much talent across Britain but we’re being held back by a system that for far too long has only served a privileged few.
And now the Conservatives have plunged the country into crisis over the complete mess they’ve made of Brexit, trying to drive through a bad deal and letting people down all across the country whether they voted Leave or Remain.
Nicola Sturgeon said her government would work “to protect Scotland’s place at the heart of Europe” in 2019.
The Scottish National Party leader said her country’s reputation for hospitality “has never been more important” and that EU nationals who made homes for themselves in Scotland would always be welcome.
Ms Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, added: “In the year ahead, the Scottish government will continue to do everything we can to protect Scotland’s place at the heart of Europe.
“However, whatever the outcome of Brexit, Scotland will always offer a warm welcome to the world.
“In fact, our reputation for being an open, warm-hearted, hospitable country has never been more important. I want to make that especially clear to the hundreds of thousands of nationals from other European Union countries, who have done us the honour of choosing Scotland as their home.”
