It’s day three of the Supreme Court’s landmark case on the triggering of Article 50. Here’s how the day unfolded:
4.15pm: The Supreme Court hearing has now finished for the day. The Lord Advocate, Lord Wolffe has been putting forward the Scottish Government’s case. So far, he has told the court that using prerogative powers to trigger Article 50 would be an ‘unconstitutional’ step. But he makes it clear that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to veto Brexit. You can read the Scottish Government’s full submission to the Supreme Court here.
3.30pm: Ronan Lavery now takes up the argument on behalf of Northern Ireland. Lavery warns that Brexit could cause problems for the country’s constitutional settlement, and adds that it would ‘be very disturbing for the people of Northern Ireland’ if the Good Friday Agreement was not ‘binding to some extent and did not have a constitutional status’.
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