Indian-origin Gina Miller today celebrated her victory over the British Government, saying it "was about the legal process, not politics" after the Supreme Court threw Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans into disarray.
The 51-year-old hedge fund manager, born as Gina Nadira Singh, spoke outside court about the personal abuse she has suffered after she won a High Court case on who can initiate divorce talks with the 28-nation European Union (EU).
Miller said: "Today, eight of the 11 supreme court judges upheld the judgement handed down by the high court in November, in a case that went to the very heart of our constitution, and how we are governed.
"Only parliament can grant right to the British people and only parliament can take them away.
"No prime minister, no government, can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged.
"Parliament alone is sovereign," she said.
Miller also said that the "judges of the supreme court have not handed me a victory.
"The victors are our constitution, our laws, and, I would argue, our way of life," she wrote in an opinion piece in The Guardian.
Miller also said that the ruling means that the British MPs will rightfully have the opportunity to bring their invaluable experience and expertise to bear in helping the government select the best course in the forthcoming Brexit negotiations - negotiations which will frame our place in the world and all our destinies to come.
"There is no doubt that Brexit is the most divisive issue of a generation. But this case was about the legal process, not politics," she added.
Born in British Guiana (now Guyana), Miller is the daughter of Doodnauth Singh, former Attorney General of Guyana.
Disclaimer: No Business Standard Journalist was involved in creation of this content
