by Compiled from Wire Services
Nov 10, 2016 12:00 am
Amid the British prime minister's efforts to start the Brexit process, Britain's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has set aside four days starting on Dec. 5 to hear the government's appeal against a landmark ruling that it must seek parliament's approval to start the Brexit process.
All 11 Supreme Court judges will hear the case, which could delay Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, and will deliver their judgement "probably in the New Year," a court statement said. The government insists it will stick to its timetable for Brexit whatever the outcome of the court case. British Prime Minister Theresa May's conservative government is appealing against a high court ruling last week that it does not have the executive power alone to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, which begins exit negotiations. The judgement prompted outrage among those who fear that some members of parliament, most of whom wanted to stay in the EU ahead of June's shock referendum vote to leave, may seek to delay or block Brexit, or ease the terms of the divorce.
Meanwhile, the British government pledged to share information with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as it tries to put together a common negotiating position for leaving the European Union while holding together a fraying United Kingdom. The commitment targets the Scottish government in particular although all the devolved governments want a say in shaping the country's future ties with the EU after Britain voted to leave the bloc on June 23. Prime Minster Theresa May wants to kick off a two-year exit negotiation by the end of March, setting in motion an unprecedented withdrawal from Britain's biggest trading partner. Although 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the EU, a 62-percent majority in Scotland voted to remain, straining the three-century old union between London and Edinburgh. Wales, like England, voted to leave and Northern Ireland voted to stay.
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