Brexit Bill could be pushed through Parliament in just five days if Theresa May loses Supreme Court battle 

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Theresa May will push a law triggering Brexit through the House of Commons in only five days if judges rule against the Government in next month’s court case.

The Prime Minister and David Davis have drawn up plans which ensure that the process for leaving the EU in March 2019 is not blown off course.

Mrs May said the public had spoken and there could be no attempt to ‘weasel out’ of the referendum verdict.

The plans come as Brexit faces the another onslaught – with ex-prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major saying the process could be stopped or that a second poll should take place.

Theresa May will push a law triggering Brexit through the House of Commons in only five days if judges rule against the Government in next month’s court case

EU leaders yesterday also lined up to increase the pressure on Britain.

Tiny Malta threatened to drive a hard bargain to ensure Britain would not be given a better deal than it enjoys at present – suggesting curbs on free movement will not be allowed if we wish to stay inside the single market.

Irish prime minister Enda Kenny said the process would inevitably take longer than the two years set down in the EU rules and a period of ‘transition’ – when Britain is only partially free of Brussels – may be needed.

Ministers will next month appeal to the Supreme Court over a High Court judgment which states that only Parliament can trigger Article 50 – the two year process for leaving the EU.

Mrs May insists the public gave its verdict in the referendum and that should be sufficient.

However, the Mail has established that officials in No10 and the Brexit department, headed by Mr Davis, are planning to push a bill through the Commons in just five days if they lose.

The Prime Minister and David Davis have drawn up plans which ensure that the process for leaving the EU in March 2019 is not blown off course

Mr Davis briefed Tory MEPs while on a visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week that he is confident this could take just three to five days to pass.

He set out the timetable with one or two days for a second reading debate, another one or two days for a committee of the whole House and then one day for the report stage.

Ministers have then allowed two months for the bill to make its way through the Lords. Sources are confident that pro-Remain Labour peers will not block it because they know their MPs will be ‘annihilated’ at the next election if they do.

Government insiders pointed to remarks made by the Prime Minister earlier this week, showing her determination not to delay the process of triggering Article 50 in March next year. 

Mrs May said: ‘The vote was held, the turnout was high and the public gave their verdict. 

'There must be… no attempt to weasel out of this.’

Last night a spokesman for the Government said it would set out its plans if its Supreme Court appeal fails. 

Insiders say it is ‘highly unlikely’ that an appeal will be granted.