Current Events > The UK court has ruled the proroguing of parliament as unlawful.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-49810261

Mr Johnson suspended - or prorogued - Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, but the court said it was wrong to stop MPs carrying out duties in the run-up to Brexit on 31 October.

Commons Speaker John Bercow confirmed MPs would now return on Wednesday.

Supreme Court president Lady Hale said "the effect on the fundamentals of democracy was extreme."

A raft of MPs have now called for the prime minister to resign - Downing Street said it was "currently processing the verdict".

Mr Johnson argued he wanted to carry out the prorogation ahead of a Queen's Speech so he could outline his government's new policies.

But critics said he was trying to stop MPs from scrutinising his Brexit plans and the suspension was far longer than necessary for a Queen's Speech.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the ruling showed Mr Johnson's "contempt for democracy", adding: "I invite Boris Johnson, in the historic words, to consider his position."

Lawyers for the government had argued the decision to prorogue was one for Parliament, not the courts.

But the justices disagreed, unanimously deciding it was "justiciable", and there was "no doubt that the courts have jurisdiction to decide upon the existence and limits of a prerogative power".

The court also criticised the length of the suspension, with Lady Hale saying it was "impossible for us to conclude, on the evidence which has been put before us, that there was any reason - let alone a good reason - to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament for five weeks".

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All 11 judges agree it is illegal.

What a clown the UK got as PM.
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Boris getting perpetually buried by literally everyone is hysterical. Bring back Batten and do him next. Then Farange
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So the UK still has a non-partisan judicial power. I'm so jealous right now.

the UK parliament has been a clown show for so long now... when will it end?
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Is Boris your Trump?
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Blue_Inigo posted...

Is Boris your Trump?

Pretty much, save the "failed businessman" bit.
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...Brexit is on halloween? cancel this clown movie completely
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Boris flying more Ls than the Chicago Cubs
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I with the US courts had that kind of integrity. The North Carolina GOP would be dismantled.
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Oh, that's just beautiful. It cannot be missed, even in the midst of this Brexit disaster, that Britain's government is quite a bit more functional than ours.

Lol get fucked Boris
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