Theresa May to trigger EU pull-out ‘without parliament vote’

• Eastern Eye Staff
• 28 August, 2016

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Prime Minister Theresa May wants to trigger Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union without a vote in parliament, according to reports. A source in her Downing Street office said the Daily Telegraph report was speculation but added that May was “committed to delivering on the verdict the public gave” in the June referendum, when 52 percent voted for Britain to leave the EU. May’s government already faces a legal challenge to prevent it beginning the process of leaving the EU without an act of parliament. Lawyers from the Mishcon de Reya law firm are poised to challenge the government in…

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