LONDON
The High Court will decide on Thursday whether the British government has the right to trigger the process for leaving the EU without the prior authorisation of parliament, in a ruling that could delay Brexit.
The
verdict by three senior judges will be closely watched around Europe
and by the financial markets as it could derail Prime Minister Theresa
May’s plans and affect her negotiating strategy.
Following
the June referendum vote for Britain to leave the European Union, May
has promised to start formal exit talks by the end of March.
She
claims she has the right to use “historic prerogative powers” — a type
of executive privilege — to trigger notification of Article 50 of the
EU’s Lisbon Treaty, which would spark two years of negotiations on
Britain’s departure from the bloc. The government is allowing parliament
to scrutinise the process and a vote on the final deal is likely.
But
those behind the legal challenge — including an investment fund
manager, a hairdresser and an expatriate living in France — argue that
Article 50 cannot be triggered without a decision by parliament.
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