Miller: 'My conscience simply wouldn't let me walk away'

She is the woman who took on the government and won - the woman who, for seven months, has endured online abuse, death threats and personal attacks.

She is Gina Miller and she is as impressive as you might expect.

Fresh from the Supreme Court which has just upheld the High Court ruling that Parliament must vote on the triggering of Brexit, Mrs Miller does not look thrilled.

"I'm pleased' she told me, but "I'm just not that sort of person to be very emotional".

That might be so, but she certainly had the wit and determination to take the government to court over its desire to trigger Article 50 using the Royal Prerogative.

But why her?

She told me: "Because nobody else seemed to be stepping forward to ask a very basic question... because my conscience simply wouldn't let me walk away and... because I wanted to ensure my children grow up in a country where you can stand up for what is right."

However Miller has paid for it.

From day one she has been abused and criticised from all corners; online, in the media and from politicians. It's something she admits she was "naïve" about. The idea, she says, that her case was used as a "political football" was "inexcusable".

And of the death threats and criticism levelled at her over the number of husbands she's had? "It strengthened my resolve...it had the opposite effect...who cares how many husband's I've had? Do they delve into anyone else's personal lives?"

Gina Miller has faced criticism for taking the government to court. Credit: AP

She describes the abusers as "so intellectually bankrupt, they had nowhere to go but me".

Whatever the abuse, she vehemently believes we must stand up for the values that make Britain great. Democracy, she says, must be defended or our values will crumble.

Interestingly, it was the attacks about being a woman that really fired Miller up. She said the idea that we live in a world "where a woman can't be bright, can't be successful, can't speak out... if I didn't stand up, who will?"

Gina Miller, pictured after leaving the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Credit: AP

Gina Miller was more candid than ever before today.

She did admit the case had taken a toll on her lifestyle, but said she was "steely" enough to cope.

Despite still receiving threats, it's her family she prioritises. She can't wait to release them from "what they've had to go through" and she looks forward to the end of the week.