Britain is "getting on" with plans to exit from the European Union despite a High Court ruling that Parliament must vote on the formal process, Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday.
"I think we all have to remember, and what MPs [ministers of parliament] and peers have to remember, is that we had a vote on 23 June," May said at Heathrow Airport as she left for a trade mission in India. "The British people, the majority of the British people, voted to leave the European Union. The government is now getting on with that."
On Thursday, judges ruled that the Parliament needs to vote on when the government can trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would start formal negotiations with the EU.
May has pledged to invoke the article by the end of March. Then in two years Britain will leave the 28-member organization.
"I want to ensure that we get the best possible deal for the UK as we leave the EU, that's the best possible deal for trading with and operating within the single European market," she said. "But alongside that, the UK will be a confident, outward-looking nation, taking its place on the world stage, looking to build relationships around the globe."
The government says ministers already have sufficient powers -- under the Royal Prerogative -- to bypass a Parliament vote and plans to have the High Court decision overturned.
[upi.com]
6/11/16
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"I think we all have to remember, and what MPs [ministers of parliament] and peers have to remember, is that we had a vote on 23 June," May said at Heathrow Airport as she left for a trade mission in India. "The British people, the majority of the British people, voted to leave the European Union. The government is now getting on with that."
On Thursday, judges ruled that the Parliament needs to vote on when the government can trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would start formal negotiations with the EU.
May has pledged to invoke the article by the end of March. Then in two years Britain will leave the 28-member organization.
"I want to ensure that we get the best possible deal for the UK as we leave the EU, that's the best possible deal for trading with and operating within the single European market," she said. "But alongside that, the UK will be a confident, outward-looking nation, taking its place on the world stage, looking to build relationships around the globe."
The government says ministers already have sufficient powers -- under the Royal Prerogative -- to bypass a Parliament vote and plans to have the High Court decision overturned.
[upi.com]
6/11/16
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