BREAKING: Government loses Article 50 court fight [View all]

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Source: BBC

Parliament must vote on whether the UK can start the process of leaving the European Union, the High Court has ruled.
This means the government cannot trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty - beginning formal discussions with the EU - on their own.
Theresa May says the referendum - and existing ministerial powers - mean MPs do not need to vote, but campaigners called this unconstitutional.
The government is expected to appeal.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37857785

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Just in case someone wants to alert for a different headline on this thread. The headline posted was the original headline when this news broke this morning. It has since been changed to:
Brexit court defeat for UK government