The high court has ruled that MPs must get a vote on whether or not Britain should leave the EU before Brexit can go ahead.
The government has lost the legal case about whether it has the right to invoke Article 50 based purely off the result of the referendum in June, but have appealed the decision, which means it will now go to the supreme court.
What this means is there is now a chance we will not leave the EU after all, despite 52% of the public voting in favour of doing so.
However, the supreme court may overturn the high court’s decision.
Founding partner of SCM Private LLP Gina Miller speaks after the High Court decides that the Prime Minister cannot trigger Brexit without the approval of MPs
If the decision stands, MPs will have to take a vote on whether to leave or not, and decide whether to go against public opinion and block Brexit for good.
Just after the news broke, Nigel Farage tweeted to say MPs will have “no idea [of the] level of public anger they will provoke” if they decide to vote against triggering Article 50.
I now fear every attempt will be made to block or delay triggering Article 50. They have no idea level of public anger they will provoke.
— Nigel Farage (@Nigel_Farage) November 3, 2016
Theresa May had originally stated that she wanted to formally begin the two-year process of leaving by March next year.
A government spokesperson said it was disappointed by the high court’s judgement.
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The pound rose by around 1% against the dollar when the high court’s decision was made public.
£ reacts against the $ after #brexit #Article50 ruling pic.twitter.com/52XLgquJME
— Mark Broad (@markabroad) November 3, 2016
This story is developing, more to follow.
