May Faces Hurdles to Starting Brexit Talks After Court Rules
- Supreme Court says Parliament must vote on Brexit Trigger
- Government to push through short, ‘straightforward’ bill
U.K. Supreme Court Rules Parliament Gets Brexit Vote
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Prime Minister Theresa May faces a new set of hurdles in delivering Brexit after the U.K.’s highest court ruled she must pass an Act of Parliament before she can open divorce talks with the European Union.
Even as Brexit Secretary David Davis promised on Tuesday to move “swiftly” to pass legislation, lawmakers lined up to say they would use the Supreme Court’s decision as an opportunity to soften May’s plan for a clean break with the EU. Some will seek to place future roadblocks such as holding her to account through the two-year negotiations or pushing her to hold another referendum.