With a month and a half to go until the United Kingdom leaves the European Union - with or without a deal - uncertainty is everywhere.

This week Manchester Evening News took to the streets of Leave voting Salford and Remain voting Levenshulme to find out what the residents think now about Brexit, the Prime Minister, and Parliament - and it turns out there’s still a plenty of confusion about what exactly Brexit means (besides Brexit, of course).

When asked for their thoughts on the situation, many people said they didn’t know enough to be able to comment on the matter, while others said their thoughts were definitely not suitable for publication.

For those who wanted to share their thoughts, Brexit opinions were, unsurprisingly, divided.

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In Salford, where 63.3% of residents voted to leave the EU in the 2016 Referendum, thoughts were still very much on the side of leaving.

“I voted to come out of the EU because I think it costs us too much money so I think we’re better off on our own,” says Bryan Rossen, 84, from Swinton.

Bryan speaks approvingly of Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

“He knows what he’s talking about and he gets things done.

“Other prime ministers have talked about it and done nothing.”

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But, what about the prospect of leaving without a deal?

“I would come out with no deal, yes. 'Deal or no deal' like Boris said,” Rossen adds.

Stephen Brides, 63, in Salford, also stands by his decision to leave the EU.

“I’d just like the situation to be resolved finally, really,” he says.

“Like everyone else really, I’m fed up with it.

“I don’t think another referendum or general election or whatever is really going to solve anything, it’ll just put us right back where we started.”

Brides says he’s proud of how Johnson has handled himself since becoming PM.

“I’m not a Conservative, I’ve never voted Conservative, but I think he’s attempting to do a damn good job and i would support him, yeah,” he adds.

But, Raja Nazeeb, 35, who works in a mobile phone shop in Swinton, says the Brexit he voted for keeps on changing.

“I voted and my family voted to leave the EU. For Brexit, everybody, including me, is confused,” Nazeeb says.

“Nobody knows what is going to happen the next day because politicians are shifting their position from one point to another point every day with something new.”

Nazeeb says that 'people are least bothered' about the prospect of leaving with or without a deal, but is still undecided on Boris Johnson.

“We should give him some time. He’s just started, but the start is not good,” he says.

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Nazeeb believes that the shutting down of parliament was not a good move for Johnson.

“You know, for the biggest democracy in the world, why do they need to shut down the parliament for the month? I think this was a shame.”

In Levenshulme, it was a 60.4% vote to to remain as part of the Manchester count.

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“We don’t know our future,” Rama Azizi, 22, who lives locally, says.

Having moved to the United Kingdom five years ago with her family from Bulgaria, Rama says the prospect of leaving the European Union, with or without a deal, is scary.

“I want the UK to stay in the European Union because, basically, this is affecting me a lot, it’s affecting my family. We can’t plan our future basically because of these things.

“Once they will say we are leaving, once they will say we are staying. We do not know what we are going to do, so, I want the UK to stay.

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“Next year, we were supposed to make our passports so we can stay here normally and live normal like everybody else but if this happens in October, a lot of things are going to change and maybe we won’t be able to stay.”

Azizi asays the uncertainty of Brexit has put added stress and pressure on her job at Manchester Airport.

“A lot of English people will come and say ‘why are you here’ and ‘what are you doing here’, and it’s just terrible. It’s actually horrible.”

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Levenshulme barber Abasi Shabani, 49, actually voted against the majority of his area in the referendum.

“To be honest, I voted for leave. At that time, there were so many explanations, specially from the Leave campaign,” Shabani says.

Shabani says that the promise of more cash for the NHS, like that made on the now-infamous Vote Leave bus, was one of the many things that convinced him leaving was the best decision.

“We thought everything they were saying would be to our benefit.

“Knowing what I know now, I would definitely be a Remainer.”

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Jen Hughes, 42, also from Levenshulme, firmly believes Brexit as it stands today is far detached from the promises made in 2016.

“I don’t think it’s actually what anybody voted for, or what very few voted for. I think it’s very badly organised. I think it’s in the worst interests for the country,” she says.

Hughes says she believes Brexit has always been a 'bad idea' and hopes the October 31 deadline will be delayed.

“I think we need a delay on the Brexit thing,” she says.

“I think ideally we should just un-Brexit ourselves anyway, but the second option would be to do the general election and have a change of government that will hopefully pull us in the right direction.”

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Being honest about her opinion on the Prime Minister, who she calls an 'idiot', Hughes says she is surprised he has got away with so much so far.

“I’m hoping the Supreme Court won’t let him get away with it,” she adds.

But she adds that she isn’t expecting Boris to be in control of the country for too long.

“I think having had a bit of Boris, i don’t think people are going to vote for any more Boris."

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