British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a setback Tuesday when Britain’s supreme court ruled the government needs Parliament’s approval to begin the process of leaving the European Union.
The Road to Brexit Gets Rougher for UK's May
![Kirker Anti-Brexit demonstrator Richard Kirker says "Our prime minister thought, shamefully, that she had a mandate to impose on parliament and to use her conservative majority to take us out of Europe." (J. Godman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/91F31B9A-446F-4EA9-90E5-18E11134C767_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Kirker Anti-Brexit demonstrator Richard Kirker says "Our prime minister thought, shamefully, that she had a mandate to impose on parliament and to use her conservative majority to take us out of Europe." (J. Godman/VOA)
![For others, a divorce from the European Union cannot come fast enough. They see Tuesday's decision as a violation of democratic principles because people voted for it. (J. Godman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/C7C75C27-A9DB-41CB-B6B0-F1470FB78C79_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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For others, a divorce from the European Union cannot come fast enough. They see Tuesday's decision as a violation of democratic principles because people voted for it. (J. Godman/VOA)
![For some, today’s Supreme court ruling is one small victory in the fight for Britain to remain in the EU. (J. Godman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/433393CA-1379-46C2-8E92-C0681B61DD6D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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For some, today’s Supreme court ruling is one small victory in the fight for Britain to remain in the EU. (J. Godman/VOA)
!["A win for democracy, and a blow for the Govt” tweeted one MP. (J. Godman/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/C4C93E0C-D009-4CBB-9CD6-70DAB39ED4C6_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"A win for democracy, and a blow for the Govt” tweeted one MP. (J. Godman/VOA)