Britain has been an object of international derision in recent months. / Britain, said some outside observers, had turned into an emerging market — even a banana republic. But why has a country, traditionally renowned for its stability, been engulfed by such turmoil? / Brexit is the reason, according to critics of Britain’s departure from the European Union.

A man was left bloodied with two black eyes after an attack he claims was sparked by him wearing an anti-Brexit T-shirt.