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If there is a parliamentary vote on triggering Article 50, should parliament just vote on whether to trigger Article 50 while letting the Government negotiate the terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU, or should parliament also tell the Government what terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU to negotiate?

Fieldwork dates: 11 November 2016 - 14 November 2016
Data from: Great Britain
Results from: 1 poll

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Results for: If there is a parliamentary vote on triggering Article 50, should parliament just vote on whether to trigger Article 50 while letting the Government negotiate the terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU, or should parliament also tell the Government what terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU to negotiate?
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Pollster		 14 November 2016
Poll by Ipsos
Parliament should just vote on whether to trigger Article 50 44%
Parliament should also tell the Government what terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU to negotiate 37%
There should be no vote in Parliament at all 12%
Don't know 6%

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As you may know, formal negotiations over Britain’s exit from the European Union cannot begin until Britain gives official notice that it intends to leave, under Article 50 of the treaty. Recently, the High Court has said that the government may not trigger Article 50
without a vote in favour from parliament. Some MPs and peers also want the vote to be about the terms of Britain’s future relationship with the EU, while others think the Government should be left to negotiate the terms as it sees best. If there is a vote in parliament, which of the following options is closest to your view:

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The Brexit process