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Brexit bill to be presented to Parliament 'within days'

A Brexit bill will be presented to Parliament "within days" to keep Theresa May's timetable of leaving the EU on track.

It comes after the Prime Minister suffered defeat in a historic legal battle in the Supreme Court.

Judges ruled the Government cannot trigger Article 50 without Parliament approval.

No date has been set to begin the process of the taking an Article 50 bill through the Commons and Lords, but it is expected to be finalised this week.

Mrs May still wants to press on with her plan to trigger Article 50 by March which would mean Britain could leave the EU by March 2019.

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Davis: Article 50 legislation to be introduced 'in days'

David Davis maintains Article 50 will be triggered by the end of March Credit: House of Commons

Legislation to ensure the Government can trigger Article 50 by the end of March will be introduced "within days."

Brexit Secretary David Davis maintained Theresa May will stick to her timetable to leave the EU - despite losing its Supreme Court Brexit battle.

Speaking in the House of Commons, the Tory MP said the ruling - which stated that May needs Parliamentary approval before triggering Article 50 - would not derail Government plans.

He said the Supreme Court ruling did not affect the fact Britain will be leaving the EU in line with the result of the 2016 referendum, telling MPs: "There can be no turning back.

"The point of no return was passed on June 23 last year."

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