The pound had its best day since fears of a “hard Brexit” gripped the currency market two weeks ago after a UK government lawyer said that parliament would have the final say on whether to accept Britain’s exit deal with the EU.
Theresa May, prime minister, has refused to allow members of parliament to vote on triggering EU divorce proceedings, and in a High Court proceeding in London on Tuesday, government lawyers insisted that refusal is legal.
But James Eadie, a lawyer for the UK government, also told the High Court that the final deal with Brussels, which would be negotiated over two years after Brexit is triggered, was “very likely” to be subject to parliamentary approval.