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UK Court Rules Parliament Has Sovereignty in Legal Matters

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Posted: January 24th, 2017

Britain’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the UK Parliament must vote to approve the triggering of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to begin the country’s withdrawal from the European Union, but the devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales have no say.

The opposition Labour Party said it will not attempt to block Brexit, although it will try to use the legislative process to shape the deal with Brussels. David Davis, the minister overseeing Brexit, said, “Parliament will rightly scrutinize and debate this legislation, but I trust no one will seek to make it a vehicle for attempts to thwart the will of the people, or frustrate or delay the process of exiting the European Union.”

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