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BREXIT EXPLAINED #2/100

Revoking Article 50: Everything you need to know about stopping Brexit

Analysis: The idea of Brexit being reversed is simple in principle, although in practice it would prove highly controversial, as Jon Stone explains

Tuesday 08 January 2019 13:32 GMT
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Revoking Article 50 would probably require a vote in parliament
Revoking Article 50 would probably require a vote in parliament (AFP/Getty)

Late last year the European Court of Justice ruled that Britain had the power to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit.

Here’s everything you need to know about the ruling and how revocation would work in practice.

What is the process for cancelling Article 50?

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