Gina Miller gives SCATHING review of Gov saying they are treating Brexit like the X FACTOR
GINA Miller has criticised the Government for treating the legal challenge going through the Supreme Court like TV show The X Factor.
Gina Miller has slammed the Government for treating the Brexit legal challenge like a TV show
Ms Miller said a news report about how the Government was predicting a win for her side showed they were not taking the Brexit decision very seriously.
The Remainer took the Government to the High Court to challenge Theresa May's assumed royal prepogative to trigger Article 50 and launching the Brexit process without a vote in Parliament.
The Supreme Court's 11 judges are currently considering an appeal by the Government.
The Supreme Court judges will give their decision in January
This is not The X Factor. This is so serious. The judges are going to take their time, they are going to make a considered judgement
Ms Miller said the report, where Government sources predicted a 7-4 split in favour of Remainers, showed Brexit supporters had accepted the loss and would now “spin” the defeat.
The philanthropist said: “What was really fantastic about the past week in court was how considered the coverage was.
"It really highlighted as we move forward on everything to do with Brexit, how things should be conducted, with the tone we have seen.
Gina Miller has been accused of having a lack of respect for UK democracy
“But then what happens? This huge spin story comes up and we’ve already lost all that sobriety.
“This is not The X Factor. This is so serious. The judges are going to take their time, they are going to make a considered judgement.”
The Supreme Court judges are expected to give a verdict next month.
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Ms Miller said: "It’s pure spin. The message of the article is this: yes, we the Government are going to lose, but beware judges, those of you who might be on the other side, those who might have an EU connection.
"There’s a slight warning to them, there’s a veiled threat there, which impinges on their independence.
“The whole idea is that this is not about politics. But they have already started spinning it that way.”
Gina Miller is challenging Theresa May
The businesswoman said that a Commons vote to approve the triggering of Article 50 is “irrelevant” and has claimed the vote does not mean that Britain is closer to withdrawing from the European Union.
Ms Miller has spent a decade campaigning for transparency in investment and pensions funds, and for reform in the charity sector.