WITH polling day in the Copeland by-election just hours away, the candidates in the race for Copeland today set out their position on Brexit.

Michael Guest Regarding Article 50, I would call for it to be triggered sooner rather than later. I voted out and the majority of Copeland residents voted out, 62 per cent to 38 per cent.

It is people and the communities they live in which are important, not national political ideology. Now we have an unprecedented opportunity to change the face of politics for good.

Roy Ivinson The decision to leave the European Union was the right decision. The Europeans are developing a Germanic Federal European state. If we were part of it, this island would not do well.

Like all other offshore islands of much larger states, our needs and requirements would be subservient to them as it was under the Roman empire.

Jack Lenox I’m happy to be totally upfront and say that I voted to remain. I know this puts me in a minority in the constituency. I understand that we are leaving the EU, and I won’t try to prevent us from leaving.

However, I am very concerned by the way in which Theresa May has pushed her party to give her carte blanche on the negotiations.

Gillian Troughton The public have spoken, and I accept that decision. We are leaving the EU. Now it is the job of politicians to make sure that the UK gets the best possible deal – to project jobs, growth and living standards, across the UK and here in Copeland.

The Tories are mishandling Brexit. They’ve got no answers to the big questions on how they will fight for the best deal for Britain.

Fiona Mills The majority of people in Copeland voted to leave the EU. I think the government has been really slow in moving to enact the people’s wish and many are becoming impatient.

The prevarication allowed the Brexit saboteurs time to mobilise and bring court cases. There are so many advantages to leaving the EU.

Trudy Harrison Like the majority of people in this area, I voted to leave the European Union and I would have no hesitation triggering Article 50.

That vote was a vote for change. A vote to make Britain stronger and fairer. That means controlling our laws, controlling our borders and controlling who we trade with without the restrictions of Brussels.