UK will not invoke EU Article 50 this year, government lawyer says

Britain will not begin its formal divorce from the European Union by invoking Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty this year, a government lawyer told the High Court on Tuesday. Lawyer Jason Coppell indicated however that the government's current position could change. Prime Minister Theresa May has said article 50, which starts a two-year countdown to exit, should not be triggered this year.