London — The British government had no intention of revoking its withdrawal from the European Union once the formal exit process was triggered, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said on Monday. May aims to trigger Article 50 of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty by the end of March, starting up to two years of divorce talks. Lawyers for the government have said that, once started, the process is irrevocable, but some EU leaders say Britain can change its mind and a legal challenge to determine whether it can be reversed has been filed with an Irish court. "We have no intention of revoking Article 50," the spokesman told reporters. "The British people were very clear (that) they want us to leave the EU. Article 50 is the mechanism by which we start that process, so this government is very clear that it will deliver on the result of that referendum." Debate begins Britain’s upper house, the House of Lords, on Monday begins debating legislation to empower May to trigger Brexit. Earlier this m...
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