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Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the EU, the High Court has ruled.
This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal exit negotiations with the EU - on its own.
Theresa May says the referendum - and existing ministerial powers - mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners called this unconstitutional.
The government is appealing, with a further hearing expected next month.
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A statement is to be made to MPs on Monday but the prime minister's official spokesman said the government had "no intention of letting" the judgement "derail Article 50 or the timetable we have set out. We are determined to continue with our plan".
Plebiscites only count when plebes vote the way they're told.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 04 2016, @01:28PM
The ruling is self-defeating nonsense. [lawyersforbritain.org] The majority of EU legislation takes effect in the UK under Royal Prerogative without being ratified by Parliament. If Royal Prerogative cannot impact domestic law (as this ruling claimed) then the imported EU laws could never have been applicable or enforceable in the UK to begin with.