Get parliament nod for Brexit, court tells Theresa May

London - The legal case has revived divisions within British society after last June's referendum which saw 52 per cent vote to leave the EU after a bitter campaign that split the country.

The British government must win parliament's approval before starting talks to leave the EU, the Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday, in a landmark judgement and setback for Prime Minister Theresa May.
The legal case has revived divisions within British society after last June's referendum which saw 52 per cent vote to leave the EU after a bitter campaign that split the country.
May had wanted to start the process of leaving the European Union - invoking Article 50 of the treaty - without a vote in parliament, but she failed to overturn a High Court ruling that said MPs must be consulted.
"The Supreme Court rules that the government cannot trigger Article 50 without an act of parliament authorising it to do so," Supreme Court president David Neuberger said in London.