Judges trigger major constitutional crisis........

.... as they humiliate Theresa May by ruling MPs MUST be given a vote on Brexit but the Government insists it will fight the decision 


Judges delivered a damning verdict against the Government today as they ruled that MPs must be given a vote before Theresa May starts the Brexit process. 

In a decision that could spark a major constitutional crisis, Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas sided with Remain campaigners who argued Parliament must have a vote before Article 50 is triggered, which starts a two-year process for leaving the EU. 

Downing Street said it is 'disappointed' with the decision and said the Government will appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.   

MPs reacted in shock and said it 'turns on its head' the Prime Minister's executive powers, while pro-EU campaigners said the ruling was a 'slap in the face' for Mrs May.

If the Government fails in its bid to overturn the historic ruling, it will be forced to put legislation through Parliament that could delay the entire Brexit process as MPs could slap on conditions to Britain's exit from the EU.  

The decision risks unleashing chaos in Parliament and in the financial markets. The pound soared against the dollar in reaction to today's decision.  

The court concluded it ‘does not accept the argument put forward by the Government’.

In a personal humiliation for Attorney General Jeremy Wright, who made a rare appearance in Court in to make the Government case the High Court said: ‘There is nothing in the text of the 1972 Act to support it.'

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