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UK’s Labour Party leader says government has no Brexit plans

UK's Labour Party leader says government has no Brexit plans | iNFOnews.ca
Britain's Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn gives a speech at the TUC Congress Centre in central London Saturday Nov. 5, 2016. A High Court ruling that Britain's Parliament must give approval before triggering the formal process of Brexit, taking Britain out of the European Union, is forcing Corbyn to manage his party to form a cohesive opposition, seemingly without strong support from his party's legislators. (Jonathan Brady / PA via AP)

LONDON – The leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party says Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is resisting “democratic scrutiny” of the Brexit process because it has not developed any plans for leaving the 28-nation bloc.

Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday called on May to immediately spell out her Brexit negotiating terms to Parliament now that Britain’s High Court has ruled that Parliament must give its approval before formal talks begin.

The court’s ruling means the prime minister does not have the authority to trigger Article 50 to leave the EU without parliamentary backing. Some believe this will delay the process.

The government hopes to overturn the adverse ruling when the case goes to the Supreme Court next month.

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