May Will Let U.K. Parliament ‘Have a Say’ on Brexit Trigger
- Article 50 won’t be invoked before end of 2016, spokesman says
- Unclear whether lawmakers will get to vote on trigger
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May plans to give Parliament “a say” on starting the formal process for withdrawing from the European Union, her spokesman said, though he declined to say whether lawmakers would be able to vote on the issue or simply ask questions.
“When Parliament will have a say will be something that will be resolved over the coming months,” the spokesman, Greg Swift, told reporters in London on Tuesday. “At the moment, the focus is on establishing what it is that the country is going to do going forwards. We need to have a clear negotiating position; we need clear objectives for our negotiations. That’s the priority.”