Top UK judges grill government lawyer on Brexit plans
LONDON — A British government lawyer said Tuesday that the Supreme Court will fall into a “serious constitutional trap” if it rules that Parliament must have a vote before ministers start the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union.
Three lower court judges ruled last month that the British government cannot trigger Article 50 of the EU’s key treaty, launching two years of exit negotiations, without lawmakers’ approval.
The government is challenging that decision at the country’s top court — leaving the 11 Supreme Court justices to rule on a major constitutional issue, the balance of power between the legislature and the executive.