Supreme Court rules UK parliament must vote to trigger Brexit

Blow to Theresa May

Tom Eckett
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The Supreme Court has ruled the UK government must hold a parliamentary vote before triggering Article 50 and beginning the process of leaving the European Union (EU).

The UK's highest court voted by a majority of eight to three that the Prime Minister cannot use the royal prerogative to trigger Article 50, and must instead hold a vote of MPs and peers to begin the process by the end of March, according to the FT. The government had previously appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn a legal case brought by businesswoman Gina Miller, who argued Parliament should not be bypassed in triggering Article 50. Reading out the ruling, Supreme Court president Lord Neuberger said: "By a majority of eight to three, the Supreme Court today rules that the Gover...

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