This morning, the Supreme Court ruled the prorogation of parliament unlawful. President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale stated that the ruling was unanimous across all 11 judges. She stated:
"The prorogation was void and of no effect. Parliament has not been prorogued."
Commons speaker John Bercow has said that the house must ‘convene without delay’ and that he would be consulting party leaders ‘as a matter of urgency’.
Opposition party leaders have questioned the government's position with Jeremy Corbyn stating that the Prime Minister should “consider his position.”
This #SupremeCourt ruling has exposed @BorisJohnson for what he is: a lying, scheming manipulator desperate for power.
But this very thirst for power has been his undoing. Parliamentary sovereignty can’t be dismissed when inconvenient for one man’s ego.
Today a panel of unaccountable lawyers have totally overturned our constitutional order in a desperate attack on the democratic will of 17.4m British voters. This is a dark day for our country that will not be forgotten by the pro-Brexit majority.
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