HC rejects Brexit EEA challenge

England's High Court yesterday blocked a legal challenge to force the government to seek parliamentary approval before pulling out of the European Economic Area as a part of Brexit.

The case had been brought by campaigners who wanted a "soft Brexit" that would keep Britain in the European single market.

In a landmark decision last month, the Supreme Court ruled that parliament must give its approval before the government invokes Article 50 of the EU's Lisbon Treaty.

The EEA area contains the EU's 28 member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.