RTN Newspaper - Costa Blanca North 17 - 23 August 2018 Issue 980

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FREE! COSTA BLANCA NORTH

Issue 980 17th - 23rd August

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New Brexit legal challenge BRITISH Prime Minist e r T h e r e s a M a y, i s facing a major new legal challenge over Brexit, with an expat in Spain playing a major role. Sue Wilson, Chair of Bremain in Spain - a group campaigning tirelessly for the rights of British citizens in Spain and the EU - is lead claimant of a group of British citizens living in EU27 countries which has issued a court challenge against Brexit. In summary, the claim argues that the illegal conduct of Leave organ-

isations during the 2016 Referendum campaign should nullify the Prime M i n i s t e r ’s d e c i s i o n t o notify the EU of the UK’s intention to withdraw. It is hoped that the case will be heard on an expedited basis and referred promptly to the Supreme Court. The premise for the legal challenge is that the triggering of Article 50 was not in line with ‘constitutional requirements.’ They claim that had it been a binding referendum, the result would be declared null and void, adding that in their view it cannot be right that a non-binding referendum on which politicians nev-

Photo credit: Euro Weekly News

by Darren Parmenter

NEW HOPE: Sue Wilson at an earlier Bremain in Spain event.

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