Article 50 may have already been 'accidently' triggered by British PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May could have accidentally triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty which allows member states to leave the EU, according to a legal challenge due to begin in the Irish High Court this month.

Attorney General Máire Whelan was notified yesterday by British barrister Jolyon Maugham, the lawyer behind the case, that legal proceedings will begin in Dublin on or before January 27 to determine whether Britain’s exit from the EU can be reversed.

Mr Maugham is suing Ireland as one of 27 EU states allegedly in breach of EU treaties by excluding the UK from EU summit meetings.