Supreme Court Rules Brexit Trigger Needs Parliamentary Vote
- U.K. court rules Theresa May must present Brexit bill
- Supreme Court says that Scotland, Wales don’t get another vote
U.K. Court: Parliament Must Vote on Brexit Trigger
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The highest U.K. court ruled Prime Minister Theresa May must seek an act of Parliament to trigger the two-year countdown to Brexit, handing lawmakers a chance to soften the government’s plan.
The court ruled against the government by an 8-3 vote, Judge David Neuberger said Tuesday. The judges ruled unanimously, however, that legislatures in Scotland and Northern Ireland don’t get to vote on the Article 50 process that starts to wrest the U.K. from the European Union after 44 years.