Article 50 activation 2017 survey

This statistic shows results from an online survey conducted in Great Britain in January 2017 on whether Article 50 should be invoked by the Prime Minister or only after a vote in the Parliament. From the respondents, 54 percent believed that after the referendum results Article 50 should be invoked by the Prime Minister without any additional voting in the Parliament.

Do you think the Prime Minister should be able to activate Article 50 or do you think that the decision should be made from MP's by a vote in Parliament?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The Prime Minister should be able to activate Article 50	54%
The decision should be made from the MPs through a vote in Parliament	31%
Don't know	15%

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Release date

January 2017

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

January 17 to January 18, 2017

Number of respondents

1,654 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows:
In order to start the process of leaving the EU, the UK needs to activate Article 50, a process that will formally notify the European Union of the UK's intention to leave. Following the result of the EU referendum in June, Theresa May has said she will activate Article 50 by the end of March, but some have suggested she should not be allowed to do this without a parliamentary debate and vote on the issue first. Which of the following comes closest to your view?
- Following the result of the EU referendum, the Prime Minister should be able to activate Article 50 to formally start the process of the UK leaving the EU
- The decision of whether to activate Article 50 and formally start the process of the UK leaving the EU should be made by all MPs through a vote in Parliament
- Don't know

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