Chief Wrexiteer Gina Miller warns ministers she could take them back to court AGAIN if they do not allow Parliament a final vote on Brexit
The businesswoman who won the Supreme Court case against the Government says that ministers should accept an amendment on a final vote on the Brexit deal now
GINA Miller has warned ministers that she could take them to court for a SECOND time if they refuse to grant Parliament a vote on the final EU deal.
Theresa May has promised this in principle, but the businesswoman says there should be a guarantee - through an amendment to the Article 50 Bill.
Last night rebellious Lords backed an amendment to the Bill which insisted the PM guarantee the rights of 3.2 million EU citizens in Britain to stay after we leave the bloc.
Mrs May insisted that she wanted to make the promise, but could only do so if the same was offered to our citizens on the continent in exchange.
But the upper house forced through an amendment to the law authorising the start of Brexit talks, by 358 votes to 256.
, Ms Miller raised the prospect of future "legal challenges" if the PM doesn't guarantee Parliament a final vote on a Brexit deal.
She claimed that her Supreme Court judgement - which forced Parliament to vote on triggering Article 50 - said that Mrs May will need further legislation after Brexit talks finish to pull us out of the EU.
She said: "Only Parliament has the constitutional authority to authorise, and give legal effect to, the changes in domestic law and existing rights that will follow from the negotiations."
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And the businesswoman warned: "Would it not be easier for the Government to accept the amendment for a vote at the end of the negotiations in 18 months’ time now, rather than facing legal challenges in 18 months’ time?
"The Government tried to ignore the law once before, doing it twice would be incredibly careless."
Mrs May has said she will give MPs and Lords a final vote on Brexit - but if they reject it the UK will leave the EU with no deal at all.
Lawyers have suggested that this would be a false choice, and would not be permitted.
And this morning she told BBC 5 Live Daily that she would continue her battle because she "can't think of anything better to do" with her success.
She told Emma Barnett: "I have come to a place where I have been successful in my professional career.. No it is not my husband's money, it is my money and my decision and my actions, and I can't think of anything better to do with the success I have."
And she hit out at Jeremy Corbyn for not providing a strong opposition - even though she admitted she was a Labour supporter but that "makes me even more depressed".
She said: "we don't have a fully functioning opposition and we don't have ministers voting with their conscience.
"It hugely disappoints me... I wish the politicians would do the jobs they're paid for.
"It's frustrating that they're taking their salaries, they're taking their expenses and they're sitting there and not doing their job. They're not doing the thing we pay them for. They're not putting the country first, they're putting their political careers first."
The Bill will return to the Commons next week - and MPs will have to vote on whether to accept the amendment to the Bill, or reject it.
This process of back and forth between the Commons and the Lords is known as "ping pong".
Ministers have signalled they will seek to overturn it - and Brexit remains on track.
The process could delay the Prime Minister's plans for triggering Article 50.
She has promised to do so by the end of the month, but it is believed she wanted to start the exit talks by the time of the next EU summit on March 9.