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Our latest Quick Poll asks if you are optimistic about the beginning of negotiations to leave the EU. Yes? No? Or maybe you are indifferent to the whole process?

Please take a moment to complete our CIPP Poll (on the right of this and every news item on the news pages of our website).

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Prime Minister’s letter to European Council President triggering Article 50 30 March 2017

“The Article 50 process is now underway. And in accordance with the wishes of the British people, the United Kingdom is leaving the European Union.”

These were the words of Theresa May as she gave a statement in Parliament today (29 March 2017) on her letter notifying the European Council President of the UK’s intention to leave the EU.

You can read the Prime Minister’s Commons statement here and you can read full text of the Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk here .

CIPP comment Our latest Quick Poll asks if you are optimistic about the beginning of negotiations to leave the EU. The poll has been running for about a week and a half and we have received 511 responses.

Our snapshot so far reveals that 43% of respondents said yes, they are optimistic about the beginning of negotiations to leave the EU, 48% said they were not optimistic and the remaining 9% opted for indifference to the whole process.

If you haven’t already, please take a moment to complete our CIPP Poll (on the right of this and every news item on the news pages of our website).

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