Close to half of British adults were opposed to the suggestion of forcing through a no-deal Brexit by 'proroguing' Parliament according to an opinion poll taken shortly the UK government announced it's intention to do just that on August 28, 2019. The idea of preventing MPs from voting against a no-deal Brexit by formally ending the Parliamentary session shortly before the Brexit deadline in October 2019 was brought forward by some candidates for the leadership of the UK's Conservative Party. Among Remain voters, 73 percent were opposed to prorogation, whereas 51 percent of Leave voters supported the idea.
Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?*
Characteristic
Support
Oppose
Leave voters
51%
25%
Conservative voters
52%
27%
General population
27%
47%
Labour voters
11%
68%
Remain voters
9%
73%
Liberal Democrat voters
9%
77%
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*T he government have set a date for the new Queen's speech in October, meaning that the present session of Parliament will be "prorogued" and Parliament will not meet between mid-September and mid-October, in the run up to Brexit. Do you think it is or is not acceptable for the government to stop Parliament from meeting during this period?"
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YouGov. (August 28, 2019). Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/
YouGov. "Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?*." Chart. August 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/
YouGov. (2019). Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 21, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/
YouGov. "Would You Support or Oppose Proroguing Parliament to Force through a No-deal Brexit?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/
YouGov, Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/ (last visited February 21, 2025)
Would you support or oppose proroguing Parliament to force through a no-deal Brexit?* [Graph], YouGov, August 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015557/no-deal-brexit-support-for-proroguing-parliament-uk/
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