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And if Theresa May thinks that taking back board control is worth leaving the single market, can she do that, just because of the referendum? People also gave

And if Theresa May thinks that taking back board control is worth leaving the single market, can she do that, just because of the referendum? People also gave Tories majority in the Parliament and Tories' manifesto committed to stay in the single market. >As I understand things, there was a vote on leaving the EU, and the UK voted to leave. And as I understand things, there's only one way to leave the EU, and that's by invoking Article 50. You are interpreting people's reasoning here, as Article 50 was not mentioned in the referendum (another option to leave the EU is to declare war to it, is that what they voted for, then?) and as I understand things, in UK, that is the Parliament's job.

ldjb 10y ago
Whether the UK remains or leaves the single market isn't really relevant. Triggering Article 50 opens up the possibility of leaving the single market, but doesn't necessarily result in it. Triggering Article 50 is one of the simplest ways of leaving the EU, and it was almost universally agreed across both sides of the referendum campaign that Brexit (if that was to be the outcome) would be achieved through the triggering of Article 50. I don't think those who want to leave the EU are especially hung up on Article 50 -- it's just a means to an end. How the UK leaves the EU isn't vital. What's important is that the UK does leave. Those who oppose the triggering of Article 50 aren't doing so because they want another method of leaving the EU -- they don't want to leave at all! The question is ultimately about whether the UK should leave the EU or not. And the decision was already made on 23rd June.