Following an earlier post (HERE) there is more legal opinion about the revoking of article 50 with some arguing that we can do so even though it is not explicit in the article text (HERE). This might be good news for those of us who do not want it to be triggered at all but I fear this will turn out to be a false hope.
Article 50 is designed to give most of the weight in any negotiations to the EU. If it can be revoked at any time we could simply drag out the process, and all the uncertainty that goes with it, for ever, giving us all the power back. To be fair the article says the government should seek clarification from the EU Court of Justice before invoking article 50. I think the earlier posting, that it will be a political decision for the other 27 members voting by unanimity is more likely to be right.
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