UK. The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the country’s parliament must vote on whether the Brexit process can be triggered.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May had already pledged to put the decision to trigger Article 50 to a parliamentary vote, but the judgement means she cannot begin talks with the EU until she receives backing from MPs and peers.
The voting process is expected to be completed in time for the government’s 31 March deadline to invoke the exit-triggering mechanism of Article 50.
A government spokesman said: “The British people voted to leave the EU, and the government will deliver on their verdict – triggering Article 50, as planned, by the end of March. Today’s ruling does nothing to change that.”
This means that while in theory the ruling could impact the timing of the return of duty free between the UK and the EU – which could be back in place by March 2019 – it is unlikely to do so.
