More than 17 million people voted for Brexit. Yet for some, that mandate isn’t quite enough. Today, the High Court is hearing a legal challenge on whether the Government should be allowed to pull the Article 50 trigger without the direct say-so of Parliament. The Commons might have spent hours debating Brexit over the last few days but for Gina Miller – the fund manager bringing the High Court case – only another vote will do. Here’s what she said on the Today show explaining her argument:
‘It’s actually very simple, our case is that this is a fundamental constitutional case saying that parliament and parliament alone can take away rights. The Government can not use this ancient secretive royal prerogative to do so.’
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