What 2021 has in store for Kent after UK formally leaves EU | Updated: 10:09, 01 January 2021 Brexit may bring new opportunities but may also mean new challenges for Kent, writes KentOnline's political editor Paul Francis. There is nothing politicians like less than unpredictable events and 2020 provided more than its fair share. The word that has been used most to encapsulate the last 12 months is âunprecedented - but there have been times when even that seemed inadequate to describe the political turmoil. Cargo containers with European Union and British flags reflecting Brexit and restrictions in export and import (43757182) So, what will 2021 bring for Kent as the Prime Minister Boris Johnson surveys a dramatically different political landscape than this time last year?