John Redwood agrees with you:Henley wrote:It's merely the BBC hanging their hope on to loose threads. For a couple of reasons (Royal Perogative and the way the referendum bill was drafted and ultimately passed), the Government have the right to trigger Article 50.
The only reason anyone would try to contest this through the courts is to delay the triggering because they would end up losing.
Parliament and Article 50
Unfortunately an application for judicial review was lodged by all these legal weasels in the High Court last week and now the government cannot act within it's clearly stated right until the court has given its approval.John Redwood MP wrote:Parliament effectively control the prerogative powers of government. The government can send a letter triggering Article 50 without asking Parliament. Like all such deeds Parliament can review or vote down any action of the government. If the government uses powers in ways Parliament does not like Parliament can pass a vote of no confidence. We do not need lawyers telling us how to legislate or control government.