国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays Brexit plans thrown into chaos by landmark court ruling_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Mays Brexit plans thrown into chaos by landmark court ruling

Lawyer David Greene, one of the individuals who took the case to court, said that although he voted Brexit, his view was that parliament should be the body to trigger Article 50.

In the ruling Thursday, Lord Chief Justice Thomas said: "The government does not have power under the Crown's prerogative to give notice pursuant to Article 50 for the UK to withdraw from the European Union."

Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the main opposition Labour Party said: "This ruling underlines the need for the government to bring its negotiating terms to parliament without delay."

Nigel Farage, the former leader of the anti-EU party UKIP, said after the judgement: "I now fear every attempt will be made to block or delay triggering Article 50. They have no idea the level of public anger they will provoke. I think we could be at the beginning, with this ruling, of a process where there is a deliberate, wilful attempt by our political class to betray 17.4 million voters."

One legal expert has warned that the decision could mean Brexit would not even happen.

Professor Jon Tonge, professor of politics at the University of Liverpool, said: "The government may well appeal against the decision, but regardless, what it shows is that the battle for Brexit is far from over. Parliament will determine the terms on which we leave the EU. The lack of consensus over what any Brexit deal will look like may mean that ultimately it may never happen."