Top UK judges grill government lawyer on Brexit plans

LONDON (AP) — A British government lawyer said Tuesday that the Supreme Court will fall into a "serious constitutional trap" if it rules that Parliament must have a vote before ministers start the U.K.'s divorce from the European Union.

Three lower court judges ruled last month that the British government cannot trigger Article 50 of the EU's key treaty, launching two years of exit negotiations, without lawmakers' approval.

[...] opposition Labour Party lawmakers have filed a motion for debate in Britain's House of Commons on Wednesday calling for the government to publish its plan for leaving the EU before it triggers Article 50.