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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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Supreme Court hearing final arguments in Brexit battle

Richard Gordon QC, for the Welsh Government, told the justices constitutional issues were at stake that 'go far beyond Brexit'.

The Supreme Court has continued to hear more arguments over the right to trigger Brexit as the landmark legal battle reaches its fourth and final day.

Scotland's most senior law officer Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC continued his submission that Scotland was entitled to a "voice" before Richard Gordon QC, for the Welsh Government, addressed the 11 justices.

The hearing at the UK's highest court follows a High Court ruling in November that the Prime Minister lacked legal power to use the royal prerogative to trigger Article 50 to begin Britain's EU withdrawal.

The Supreme Court proceedings will finish later though a ruling will not be given until the new year.

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