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Nigel Farage congratulates Diane James.
We saw Britain vote to leave the EU, get a new prime minister, four party leadership contests (including two in the same party), and plenty other historic and surreal moments.
To put it mildly, it was a pretty exhausting year for everybody involved.... journalists included.
Take this opportunity to look back on an eventful year with this selection of poignant and perfectly-timed pictures.