In what the Telegraph dubs a victory for Eurosceptics, the conservative newspaper reported overnight that Britain's new Prime Minister, Theresa May, will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before formally triggering Britain's withdrawal from the European Union. "Her decision will come as a blow to Remain campaigners, who had been hoping to use Parliament to delay or halt Brexit entirely."
According to the Telegraph, May will not offer opponents the chance to stall the withdrawal and has consulted lawyers who say she has the power to invoke the exit without a parliamentary vote. A majority of the 650 lawmakers had declared themselves "Remainers" and as had been widely speculated, by Tony Blair, the former Labour Prime Minister, and Owen Smith, the Labour leadership candidate, among others, that Remain-supporting MPs could use a Parliamentary vote to stop Brexit. Opponents maintain that since the EU referendum result is not legally binding, elected lawmakers should review the vote before the process is started.
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