The 11 top judges set the
stage for a showdown by ruling that the Prime Minister cannot use executive
powers to begin the formal process of leaving the EU - and must pass
legislation. The humiliating defeat for the government will spark fresh fury
among Brexiteers who have accused pro-EU forces of trying to frustrate the
result of the historic referendum. But Downing Street has already insisted the
outcome will not change Mrs May's pledge to invoke the Article 50 process by
the end of March. Ministers are now set to bring forward a short Bill, designed
to provide minimal opportunities for Remain-supporting MPs and peers to table
amendments. However, Labour has indicated it will try to alter the law in a bid
to soften the PM's Brexit plan. The scope of the PM's powers under the royal
prerogative were called into question by Remain campaigner and former model
Gina Miller - who won an extraordinary victory in the High Court that caused
explosive political rows about the role of judges intervening on the will of
the people.
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