A Top Legal Official at the E.U. Says Britain Can Change Its Mind on Brexit

Dec 04, 2018, 12:43 PM


LONDON (AP) — A top official at the European Union's highest court advised Tuesday that Britain can unilaterally change its mind about leaving the EU.Advocate General Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona told the European Court of Justice that a decision by the British government to change its mind about invoking Article 50 would be legally valid. The advice of the advocate general is often, but not always, followed by the full court.

LONDON (AP) — A top official at the European Union's highest court advised Tuesday that Britain can unilaterally change its mind about leaving the EU.Advocate General Manuel Campos Sanchez-Bordona told the European Court of Justice that a decision by the British government to change its mind about invoking Article 50 would be legally valid. The advice of the advocate general is often, but not always, followed by the full court.