In itself no, because this is a ruling about how Brexit is achieved – the process – not the desirability or otherwise of it. If May does not reveal quickly what kind of Brexit she wants (single market membership or not? The Tory manifesto committed the party to safeguard the UK’s position in the single market, whether we left or stayed in the EU. It would highlight profound splits in the Conservative party in parliament and between its MPs and supporters in the country. The Brexit debate has asked fundamental questions about where power lies in the UK.

Source: The Guardian November 06, 2016 00:06 UTC