Tuesday, September 24, 2019

SUPREME COURT: SUSPENSION OF PARLIAMENT 'UNLAWFUL'

The UK's Supreme Court has ruled that Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament was unlawful.

The Court's judged ruled unanimously that the government should not have advised the Queen to prorogue Parliament - and that, in effect, Parliament is not suspended.

Boris Johnson had claimed he was suspending Parliament to put together a new legislative agenda.

UK correspondent Olly Barratt says it's a huge moment.

IN: "A genuinely...
OUT: ...establishment."
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