The European Union (Notification of withdrawal) Bill was published in the House of Commons. Described as among the shortest notifications to be published in the British Parliament, the two-clause Bill had its first reading in the House as a procedural step that allows it to be printed. "The Prime Minister may notify, under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union, the United Kingdom's intention to withdraw from the EU," the Bill reads. May had hoped to invoke the Article without having to seek parliamentary approval but a legal challenge concluded in the UK Supreme Court earlier this week directed her to acquire the consent of both Houses of British Parliament. "So today, we have introduced a Bill in Parliament which will allow us to formally trigger Article 50 by the end of March.

Source: dna January 26, 2017 14:38 UTC