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Supreme Court judges reserve Brexit case ruling until new year

The UK Government faces a wait until next year to find out whether it has won its Brexit challenge at the UK's highest court.

At the completion of four days of detailed legal argument, 11 Supreme Court justices reserved their ruling until the new year.

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Number 10 attacks frustration tactics of Brexit critics

A spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said the Government was seeking to provide 'certainty' by triggering Article 50. Credit: PA

Downing Street has accused opponents of Brexit of trying to "frustrate" the will of the British people while tying the hands of those who will negotiate the UK's EU departure.

Prime Minister Theresa May's spokeswoman said the Government was "getting on with the job" when asked about the Labour Party's pledge to amend any Article 50 bill.

While others ... make clear that they want to frustrate the will of the British people by slowing down the process of leaving and trying to tie the government's hand in a negotiation, the government is getting on with respecting what the British people decided.

Most people want certainty ... We are seeking to provide certainty where we can by saying; one - we will trigger Article 50 by the end of March; two, (being) very clear - there will be no going back.

– Theresa May's spokeswoman

The spokeswoman said the Government was "confident" of the appeal case being heard at the Supreme Court over its right to trigger Article 50 as it seeks to provide "certainty" over Brexit.

She added the Government was clear that the Supreme Court would decide the issue, as in all cases concerned with UK constitutional law.

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