Theresa May sticks with Brexit timetable as pressure begins to mount

British prime minister Theresa May has told EU leaders she is confident the court ruling that could delay Britain’s departure from the bloc will be overturned and vowed to stick to her Brexit timetable.

Ms May told German chancellor Angela Merkel and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker she believed her case that the British government, not parliament, should be responsible for triggering Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, a spokesman said.

May is determined to carry out what she calls “the will of the people” and deliver Brexit.