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Community => Politics and Government => Topic started by: Tolpuddle Martyr on September 24, 2019, 08:21:10 am

Title: Boris Johnson slapped down by courts
Post by: Tolpuddle Martyr on September 24, 2019, 08:21:10 am

BoJo just got a bollocking!  (https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/sep/24/boris-johnsons-suspension-of-parliament-unlawful-supreme-court-rules-prorogue) Today is a good day.

Title: Re: Boris Johnson slapped down by courts
Post by: Askold on September 24, 2019, 09:03:28 am

Now it just remains to be seen whether the government will do anything with the time they got or if they'll just let the BREXIT go through?

Title: Re: Boris Johnson slapped down by courts
Post by: dpareja on September 24, 2019, 10:58:05 pm

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/u-k-supreme-court-suspension-of-parliament-unlawful-1.5294965

Johnson also said that he might just suspend Parliament again.

Corbyn wants Johnson to call an election, but under the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, that can only happen if there's a no-confidence vote in Johnson's government (he doesn't have a working majority, remember) or if there's a two-thirds vote in favour of calling an election... and Labour abstained on the last such vote.