LONDON: The British government must win parliament's approval before starting talks to leave the EU, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, in a landmark judgement that also said regional lawmakers had no say.

While the ruling is a blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, the government insisted it would do "nothing" to change the timetable for triggering Article 50—the formal procedure for leaving the EU—by the end of March at the latest.

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