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British PM to trigger #Brexit without vote by lawmakers | Reuters

British Prime Minister Theresa May will not hold a parliamentary vote on Brexit before formally triggering Britain's withdrawal from the European Union, The Daily Telegraph reported on Saturday, without specifying sources.

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, the conservative newspaper said. A majority of the 650 lawmakers had declared themselves "Remainers".

Opponents maintain that since the EU referendum result is not legally binding, elected lawmakers should review the vote before the process is started.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-may-idUSKCN1120AK

Sounds logical. I mean, the biggest decision the UK could probably make, pushed through by a popular vote which was basically almost 50/50, and the Leave campaign basically won because young people couldn't be arsed to vote?

And the elected government will not even be consulted? How much more fail can you have?