Withdrawal from the European Union

Brexit Impossible without MPs' Approval, Court Rules

The high court in Britain has said the UK cannot trigger the process of leaving the European Union without approval from Parliament.

"The most fundamental rule of the UK constitution is that parliament is sovereign," the Guardian quotes lord chief justice Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, as saying.

The decision, taken within two-and-a-half weeks, is likely to be appealed.

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