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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: 2) by tangomargarine on Friday November 04 2016, @02:28PM
Which is better, being ruled by a bunch of people flying by the seat of their pants and not knowing what they're doing, or being ruled by a group of very competent people who are in it just for themselves?
Pretty much the root question in this election, too :P
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 05 2016, @07:11AM
Again, read the emails. Hillary's own staff bemoan her ineptitude. One referencing her "not knowing which planet she's living in" in regards to her general disconnect with reality and lack of practical knowledge. Countless other emails make similar allusions. And Trump also isn't exactly mensa material either. And aside from their own staff finding them incompetent, their positions are far from nuanced or based on what they find objectively best. It all comes down to the fact that you're basing your opinion of them based on the one and only thing they're skilled at - image crafting.