Brexit ruling: Britain vows to stick to exit timetable

Legislation will be introduced “within days” to ensure the British government can stick to its timetable of triggering the process of leaving the European Union by the end of March.

The UK’s Brexit secretary, David Davis, said his government’s defeat in a historic court battle over Brexit in Britain’s Supreme Court would not derail prime minister Theresa May’s timetable to kick off the two-year process of withdrawal negotiations.

He said the ruling did not affect the fact Britain will be leaving the EU in line with the result of the 2016 referendum, telling MPs.