The UK parliament is back where it should be: at the heart of a great debate about the nation’s future. In the most significant constitutional judgment for a generation, the Supreme Court has ruled 8 to 3 that an act of parliament must be passed by the Houses of Commons and Lords before the government can activate the Article 50 process to leave the EU. In simple terms: Prime Minister Theresa May does not have the authority to trigger Brexit without the consent of MPs and peers.
英国议会回到了它应该处于的位置——有关英国未来的大辩论的核心。英国最高法院(Supreme Court)做出了一代人时间以来最重大的宪法判断,以8票对3票裁定,在政府触发《里斯本条约》第50条、退出欧盟前,上下议院必须先通过一项议会法案。简言之:英国首相特里萨•梅(Theresa May)无权在不经过上下两院议员同意的情况下触发退欧程序。