Theresa May gives Brexit blockers a blast as she warns her opponents to accept vote

FEARLESS kitten-heeled Theresa May has  stamped down the Brexit blockers and declared: “Don’t stand in my way.”

MPs and peers determined to stop Britain leaving the EU yesterday got a tongue-lashing from the Prime Minister, who vowed to quit on her own terms.

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Mrs May issued a stern warning to those Europhiles refusing to back  the July 23 referendum result, telling them to “accept what the people decided”.

In a tersely-worded statement, she warned her opponents: “While others seek to tie our negotiating hands, the Government will get on with the job of delivering the decision of the British people.

“It was MPs who overwhelmingly decided to put the decision in their hands.  The result was clear.  It was legitimate.

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“MPs and peers who regret the referendum result need to accept what the people decided.”

Mrs May’s intervention followed Thursday’s High Court ruling that Britain cannot begin the official Brexit process without the backing of Parliament.

She is determined to trigger Article 50 and begin the two-year divorce process from the EU by the end of March.

No10 is set to appeal the High Court’s decision within weeks but if that fails  pro-EU MPs could add a series of amendments to new Brexit legislation before giving  it their approval.

Mrs May spoke with European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, telling them that the formal process for leaving remains on track.

She  also hit back at those who demand she gives a running commentary on Brexit negotiations.

The result was clear. It was legitimate

In a series of hard-hitting remarks, Mrs May declared  that “now we need to turn our minds to how we get the best outcome for our country”.

She said:  “That means sticking to our plan and timetable, getting on with the work of developing our negotiating strategy and not putting our cards on the table.

“That is not in our national interest and it won’t help get the best deal for Britain.”

Mrs May’s  attack came after prominent Remain campaigners took advantage of the confusion to plot a second referendum.

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Jez's Brexit ultimatum

JEREMY Corbyn claims he could force a spring election if Theresa May rejects Labour’s “Brexit bottom lines”.

He said the PM must be “responsive to Parliament” and demanded Brit access to the EU single market.

He wants to protect workers’ rights and cover EU investment lost by Brexit.

Mr Corbyn said: “We’re not challenging the referendum. We want market access to Europe.”

Meanwhile a minister claimed Labour MPs want to overturn the EU poll after academic Will Hutton gave 70 of them “a rallying cry” to remain in the EU.

Former Lib Dem leader  Nick Clegg warned that his party would refuse support in the Commons unless the Government committed to a public vote on the final terms of the Brexit deal.

The ex-deputy PM also said the Lib Dems could use their army of peers in the unelected House of Lords to block any agreement they did not like.

Tory peer Baroness Wheatcroft said triggering Article 50 by the end of March now looked “an impossible target”.

She said peers may delay until they have a “clearer idea” of what Brexit will entail.

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already revealed that her 55  MPs at Westminster “will not vote for anything that undermines the will or the interests of the Scottish people”.

Meanwhile Brexit-backing Tory MP Stephen Phillips, who quit on Friday over Mrs May’s “lurch to the right”, said his main angst was the Government’s “failure to appreciate the constitutional necessity of properly consulting Parliament” over the EU.

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And yesterday Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn demanded that the PM  spell out her Brexit  strategy “without delay”.

He said:  “There must be transparency and accountability about the Government’s plans.

“I suspect the Government opposes democratic scrutiny of its plans because, frankly, there aren’t any plans, beyond the hollow rhetoric of ‘Brexit means Brexit’.”

Mrs May will use a three-day  trip to India this week to lay the groundwork for an “ambitious” trade deal, despite EU rules banning bilateral deals.

MPs and peers who regret the referendum result need to accept what people decided

She will join 33 global companies in an effort to “reboot an age-old relationship in this age of opportunity”, which could see deals sealed to create 1,370 jobs in the UK. Ahead of the trip Mrs May is determined to “forge a bold new positive role” for Britain.

Officials say the establishment of new UK—India urban partnerships could unlock opportunities worth £2billion.

Mrs May said she would “seize the opportunities of leaving the European Union”.  But she will face pressure  over the availability of UK visas for Indian workers and students.

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Truss backs 'rule of law'

LORD Chancellor Liz Truss last night declared that the independence of the judiciary is the “foundation upon which our rule of law is built”.

The Justice Secretary made the comments after the High Court judges came under attack for their Article 50 judgment.

Ms Truss, right, said our judiciary is “rightly respected the world over for its independence and impartiality”.

The Bar Council has demanded she defend judges “as a matter or urgency” following Thursday’s decision.

It comes amid unease over a higher salary thresholds for skilled workers which was announced by the Home Office as part of efforts to cut non-EU migration. Indian tech body Nasscom has called for a high-skilled worker mobility deal with the UK.

Yesterday it emerged that pro-EU campaigner Gina Miller, behind the victorious High Court legal battle

for  parliamentary approval of  Brexit, plans to report online trolls to the police.

Detailing just some of the vile comments received,  Ms Miller, 51, said: “I should be beheaded, gang raped, I’m not even human, I’m a primate, I belong in a kitchen — that’s the nicest of some of them. It is unbelievable.”