A legal challenge has been launched arguing the government would be violating parliamentary sovereignty if it activated Article 50 on its own
– The argument goes that doing so would render redundant rights established by the European Communities Act of 1972 …. in a nutshell, parliament gets to make this decision, not the prime minister
Says a lawyer from the firm representing the businesses: “The result of the referendum is not in doubt, but we need a process that follows UK law to enact it. Article 50 simply cannot be invoked without a full debate and vote in parliament.”