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Theresa May challenged over right to implement Brexit

Britain's government faces a court challenge on Thursday that could delay Brexit as lawyers argue Prime Minister Theresa May cannot take the country out of the EU without a parliamentary vote.

12.10.2016

(AFP) Britain's government faces a court challenge on Thursday that could delay Brexit as lawyers argue Prime Minister Theresa May cannot take the country out of the EU without a parliamentary vote.

England's most senior judges will hear arguments brought by lawyers for a number of different claimants, including an investment fund manager, a hairdresser and an expatriate living in France.