Businesswoman Gina Miller has been named as Britain's most influential black person. The 52-year-old led the successful Brexit legal challenge which ruled parliament had to vote on whether Theresa May could trigger Article 50. Ms Miller topped the 2018 Powerlist of 100 people, which recognises those of African and African Caribbean heritage. British Vogue editor Edward Enninful and grime artist Stormzy have also been included in this year's list. Those named were decided by an independent panel - including former High Court judge Dame Linda Dobbs and former Apprentice winner Tim Campbell. They rated nominees on their "ability to change lives and alter events". Previous number ones in the Powerlist include former children's laureate Malorie Blackman, philanthropist Mo Ibrahim, architect David Adjaye and Baronesses Scotland and Amos. Nearly half of the list for 2018 were women - headed by Ms Miller, the founder of wealth management company SCM. She came to prominence in the past year when she argued that starting talks to leave the EU without a parliamentary vote was "undemocratic" because it involved a change in law. In January, the Supreme Court upheld her challenge ruling Prime Minister Theresa May could not start the process of leaving the EU until MPs and peers gave their backing. The UK is due to leave the EU in March 2019. After the ruling, Ms Miller said she had received death threats and "offensive, racist and hateful" abuse. On receiving her title, she said: "It's amazing to get an accolade when what I've done has solicited a huge amount of abuse. "To have somebody acknowledge me is extraordinarily kind and counters a lot of what I still get on a daily basis." Powerlist 2018 publisher Michael Eboda said he was "proud" about the number of women on this year's list. He added: "Gina was a shoo-in this year for number one, Brexit is the most important political event to happen this century. "Gina's role in ensuring a sovereignty of parliament was recognised by the courts has been monumental and has set a precedent that will last hundreds of years."
Gina Miller, the founder of wealth management company SCM and Brexit campaigner, has been named the most influential black person in the UK. Miller led the legal case which forced a parliamentary vote on whether Prime Minister Theresa May could trigger Article 50 in the Brexit process. Almost half of those on the 2018 Powerlist, featuring 100 people of African and African Caribbean heritage, were women. Other individuals named include Sharon White, head of World Remit; Sandra Wallace, partner in DLA Piper law firm; Ric Lewis CEO of Tristan Capital Partners and Ismail Ahmed, founder of money transfer firm, Ofcom.