People have been calling on the government to step in after some newspapers attacked the judges who ruled MPs must be consulted on when Britain leaves the EU.
But the government was nowhere to be seen for more than 24 hours after the front pages were published.
Hats off to Wildy.....#wheresLizTruss
But finally on Saturday afternoon, justice secretary and Lord Chancellor Liz Truss released a statement praising the "independence and impartiality," of the judiciary, although she did not directly refer to attacks made by newspapers.
"The independence of the judiciary is the foundation upon which our rule of law is built and our judiciary is rightly respected the world over for its independence and impartiality," she said.
"In relation to the case heard in the high court the government has made it clear it will appeal to the supreme court. Legal process must be followed."
But many were displeased with how long it had taken the government to comment on some newspapers' condemnation of the high court’s decision to allow parliamentary oversight on Article 50, which Labour's shadow justice minister Richard Burgon called “hysterical” and "unacceptable."
Following Truss's statement on Saturday, Burgon called her comments "too little too late".
The pressure has paid off but too little much too late from Lord Chancellor Liz Truss: https://t.co/IwFc6txMLP
A chorus of voices from the legal profession have called for the government to speak out agains the attacks, including the Bar Council, the professional body representing barristers, which said on Saturday that Truss had to address the issue "as a matter of urgency".
"A strong independent judiciary is essential to a functioning democracy and to upholding the rule of law," it said in a statement.
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve has likened the newspaper coverage of the Article 50 ruling to something he'd expect to see in "Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe".
"I'm horrified by newspaper coverage which reminded me of being in Mugabe's Zimbabwe," Grieve said during an appearance on BBC2's Newsnight last night.
"I think there’s a danger of a sort of mob psyche developing – and mature democracies should take sensible steps to avoid that," he continued.
On Twitter people addressed Truss's absence using the hashtag #WheresLizTruss.
Has anyone checked her sofa? #wheresLizTruss
Lots of people compared Truss to a lost animal.
I will be spending today pinning posters on lampposts. The first 72 hours are critical and time is running out #wheresLizTruss
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While others compared her to the notoriously aloof Wally.
Knitting a red hooped sweater and bobble hat for our Lord Chancellor. Anyone know her size? #WheresLizTruss
Where IS Liz Truss?
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I feel it's necessary to point out that I don't have Liz Truss' tongue... #wheresLizTruss