British parliament to start debating Brexit trigger bill Jan. 31

Legislation authorising the British government to begin the legal process of exiting the European Union will be debated in parliament on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, the government said on Thursday, outlining the first steps of the lawmaking process. Earlier this week, Britain's top court ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May must seek parliamentary approval to trigger Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty, rejecting the government's argument that it should be able to do so unilaterally. The bill seeking