NINE months after the UK voted to leave the European Union, the Prime Minister triggers article 50 of the Lisbon treaty today.

This starts the formal process to leave the union.

In the referendum last June, Herefordshire voted to leave with 64,122 votes compared to 44,148 remainers.

The Hereford Times went to the streets of Hereford to ask if they would vote the same way as they did last year, knowing what they know now. Every person we asked said they would vote exactly the same way again.

Joy Brooks, 90, who is retired and from Much Marcle voted to leave.

She said: "I felt I wanted the country to be more independent and not reliant on people in Europe who were miles away and making our decisions."

While Alex MacLean, 64, a security consultant from Little Birch agreed and would vote leave again. He said: "It is not so much about immigration but that is part of it. It is more to wrestle back control from Brussels. I would like to think the laws of this land are made by the people we vote in."

David Griffiths, a nursery man from Bodenham, who did not wish to give his age, voted to leave. He said: "I didn't like what they did for fertilisers and weed killers. They banned everything. I can't use it and I disagree with that. I thought we were great once- let's be great again."

And Susan Goodman, a 61-year-old housewife from Newton Farm wanted to leave because of her concerns about immigration, adding: "I just think we can do a lot better not being in the EU."

However, Tony Reid, 50, a teacher from Ross-on-Wye would vote remain again.

He said: "The thing is a lot of politicians were playing power games. What they should have done is completed an independent commission- these are the facts as we have seen them. [Boris] Johnson wrote two essays, one for remain and one for out. The one to stay in was stronger and far more persuasive."

Erica Feeley, 29, from King's Acre, Hereford, a house wife and carer, voted to remain and said she would do the same again.

She said: "I don't see the point in leaving. I was happy with the way it was. We haven't benefited from anything."

And Chris Bonner, 29, from Telford and a restaurant assistant manager still wants to remain adding: "I don't feel we are in a position to go out. I feel that it is going to worsen the situation for us as a country. I feel it is going to worsen our financial situation too."

If all goes according to the two year negotiations allowed for in the official timetable, Brexit should happen in March 2019.

View the results of this week's online poll here