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Ministers face new Brexit court battle

The group behind the Article 50 challenge includes Gina Miller, above, the businesswoman who secured a Supreme Court victory forcing the government to consult parliament over triggering Brexit
The group behind the Article 50 challenge includes Gina Miller, above, the businesswoman who secured a Supreme Court victory forcing the government to consult parliament over triggering Brexit
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Anti-Brexit campaigners are poised to launch a second legal action against the government over Theresa May’s failure to offer parliament a binding vote on the deal she negotiates with the EU.

The Times understands that the group behind the successful Article 50 challenge may go back to court unless ministers drop their opposition to enshrine the agreement in primary legislation. The group includes Gina Miller, the businesswoman who secured a Supreme Court victory in January, forcing the government to consult parliament over triggering Brexit.

Ministers fear that giving MPs the opportunity to amend the agreement as the March 2019 deadline looms could derail the entire Brexit process.

A poll for The Times today finds that only 10 per cent of the public believe that leaving