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epa07418907 (07/66) Volunteer Fiona Collins prepares food for a client at the City of Life church food bank in Sunderland, Britain, 15 February 2019. More and more people in Sunderland are dependent on food banks. Sunderland was the first UK city to vote to leave the European Union by 61 percent to 39 percent in June 2016. Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, two years after Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50, the mechanism to notify the EU of her country's intention to abandon the member's club after the tightly-contested 2016 referendum. The results of that referendum exposed a divided nation. Leave won, claiming 52 percent of the overall vote. Voters in England and Wales came out in favor of leave, while Scotland and Northern Ireland plumped for remain. It was still unclear on what terms the UK would leave the EU, with lawmakers having rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's initial deal hammered out with the EU, the fruit of years of negotiations. There was also talk of extending the March 29 deadline, which would delay Brexit, as well as the floating of a second referendum, with the opposition Labour Party of Jeremy Corbyn appearing to now throw its weight behind that. Citizens and industries across the UK, including the banking, tourism and farming sectors, and many of whom rely on exporting products or bringing in goods from Europe, will have to adapt in a post-Brexit Britain, whether there is a deal with the EU or not. EPA/ANDY RAIN ATTENTION: For the full PHOTO ESSAY text please see Advisory Notice epa07418899 , epa07418900