UK Brexit ruling: Judge rules that UK parliament must approve Article 50

The much-awaited Brexit court ruling it out, revealing that the Government has lost the Article 50 judicial review in the Divisional Court.

Key Headlines:

Issue before the court is a pure issue of law and is justifiable

Government accepts that a withdrawal can't be conditional or withdrawn, so rights would inevitably be lost by withdrawal

Normally treaty powers are a matter for the prerogative

Government does not have the pregative power to give notice

UK Supreme Court set aside 5th – 8th December for hearing on appeal against Article 50