In an article in the Sunday Telegraph on Sunday 6 November, the British prime minister, Theresa May, promised voters who opted for Brexit in the referendum on 23 June that the British parliament would not undermine the referendum result, although the High Court in London ruled on 3 November that parliament had to have its say in the decision to activate Article 50 of the EU treaty (on leaving the EU).
After immediately announcing that the government would appeal against the decision,...