What diehard Brexit voters think of PM's speech
Some Leave voters are describing Theresa May's Brexit speech as a "kick in the teeth" for those who want to get out of the EU.
Friday 22 September 2017 20:56, UK
For diehard Brexit voters in the North East of England, any delay in cutting ties entirely with Europe is a disappointment.
After years of decline in the traditional industries here, the EU has - rightly or wrongly - taken a battering to its reputation.
Dianne Richardson, who works at the not-for-profit Tina's Cafe in Southwick, Sunderland, told Paste BN: "I think it's a kick in the teeth for the people who voted to leave the EU.
"It's inevitable. It's going to happen. Theresa May should have had a plan in action. She needs to get back to Downing Street and get it done."
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Southwick is one of the most deprived areas of Sunderland. There are not many Remain voters here.
Some, though, seem more relaxed about the timeframe.
Hardware shop owner Michael Palmer says that after years of resentment towards the political elite, another couple of years is neither here nor there.
He says: "We've waited 40 years to get out so another two is nothing in the grand scheme of things."
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Mark Simpson is chairman of Simpson Group, which makes retail advertising.
The company gets a lot of paper and material from Europe, and he says the uncertainty of Brexit is not good for business.
Some 70% of staff in his company's dispatch department are non-British EU workers.
Mr Simpson says: "Inflation is rising because of the referendum vote. Demand is down. We need to have a good deal out of the EU. I'm interested in what TM can get between now and 2019."
He added: "I think there's a lot of uncertainty which doesn't help. I think everyone wants a concrete decision as soon as possible so we know where we stand."