The government will comply with the judgment of the court and do all that it can to implement it. Brexit secretary david davis is due to make a statement later setting out how the government will respond. Good morning from the Supreme Court which today has made legal, constitutional and political history. With this judgment by eight to three, it is parliament that has to three, it is parliament that has to trigger article 50 to begin the formal process of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. It is a defeat for the government, which said that through its Prerogative Powers it could trigger article 50 alone. But that was the decision by eight to three of the Supreme Court justices as it was read out this morning here the Supreme Court by the president , lord neuberger. Today, by a majority of 8 3, the Supreme Court rules that the government cannot trigger article 50 without an Act Of Parliament authorising it to do so. Book briefly, the reasons given in a judgment written by al
i don t think at least at this point that we re heading towards that most muscular version of the state legislature theory. that is out the door. is there a middle ground that still preserves some level of state judicial review but has the supreme court acting as a higher check in the most egregious cases? maybe. that might be where we re heading. but that biggest theory, that looks to be off the table. as a final question, let s take a step back and sum up the stakes here. some have suggested this is one of the most important cases about democracy that the supreme court has heard in generations. is that right? yeah. you know, if they took that many us koor law view that cut out that supreme court yes. leaving level review for the state supreme courts makes it less. the potential is there to cut that out. we ll be following this in the weeks ahead. we appreciate you coming in here today. thank you so much for being here