Prorogation Ruled To Be Unlawful

[THECORBYLOON]

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

What now for Boris?

[dannyk13]

If,according to the law, parliament has not been prorogued then Boris could now ask the Queen to prorogue it prior to the Queen's Speech.

[Old_Geezer]

"If the Judges on the Supreme Court are as biased as some are claiming, why were some arguing the decision would go in the Government's favour if the bias were so clear."

Perhaps because they thought the judges would come up with the expected decision to either not interfere in the political arena at all, or to accept it was unreasonable to decide they didn't know why the prorogation was called and so would consider it without justification and thus unlawful, especially since they passed no judgement on previous prorogations.

[Zacs-Master]

Speaker has just stated that the HoC should reconvene for a sitting by 11:30 latest tomorrow morning, I believe.

[Zacs-Master]

I'm loving all the leaver's claims that the Supreme Court is a puppet of the EU. Pure fantasy. I can see why you're a bit miffed but let's keep things real, eh?

[Old_Geezer]

I'm sure that wasn't the reason Arksided. It was surely about a break being long overdue.

[Old_Geezer]

It is real. Such a perverse judgement can't be otherwise.

[spathiphyllum]

"but let's keep things real, eh?"

I think we're past that, buddy. The whole farce is a joke now.

[Mozz71]

Great, so this means that the UK have overtaken the USA as the biggest planetary laughing stock around.

God save the Queen.

[spathiphyllum]

Is there a better word to sum up Boris than utter buffoonery?

[THELOONYCORBYN]

drmorgans
"Saboteurs, traitors? Is that really appropriate language to use about people who have different views to you?"

perhaps youd like to let me know which words you prefer me to use to describe people that are actively colluding from within and without to see our country taken over and destroyed by the eussr, people that are actively doing whatever they can to sabotage this PM's plans to get us out of the clutches of the eussr as directed by the result of a legal and democratically held vote...

[drmorgans]

I think the Supreme Court also recognised that this is a turbulent time and that parliament wanted to be able to question the government.

[jim360]

Read the judgement linked earlier and decide for yourself, OG. I am surprised, but in the end their simple point is that when Parliament sits is, at least sometimes, a legal question not a political one. Past precedent doesn't entirely help, either: judges were not invited to rule on previous prorogations.

When this judgement touches on Brexit specifically, the judges are clear:

// A fundamental change was due to take place in the Constitution of the United Kingdom on 31st October 2019. Whether or not this is a good thing is not for this or any other court to judge. The people have decided that. //

[saintpeter48]

I'm listening to BBC Five Live and the amount of remoaners that they are dragging in to spout off is unbelievable, get some brexiteers on to even things up, where is the voice of the 17.4 million, come on BBC sort it out!

[THELOONYCORBYN]

"I'm loving all the leaver's claims that the Supreme Court is a puppet of the EU. Pure fantasy. I can see why you're a bit miffed but let's keep things real, eh?"

just saying theyre are not as individually impartial as people would claim them to be...so puppets and unbiased are a million miles apart

[shoota]

I've turned them off, StP, they are making me cross.
Well overdue for scrapping or sweeping reform.

[Arksided]

I agree with Mozz @ 12:17.

I'm ashamed

[THELOONYCORBYN]

"get some brexiteers on to even things up, where is the voice of the 17.4 million, come on BBC sort it out!"

Bob Hope and No hope, theyll get some token unheard of nobody who voted out and use that to claim they are impartial...

[drmorgans]

Edited version of CorbyLoon post, omitting "saboteurs" and "traitors":

"He carries on and takes us out of the EU as planned and sticks it to all the 15 million who voted not to leave the EU and those who voted to leave but with a negotiated deal doing everything they can to try and make sure the wishes some of the 17plus million are ignored... "

[10ClarionSt]

As with many posts, I too was surprised at the verdict. In my humble opinion, I don't think the courts should interfere with political decisions. It could be never ending.

[jim360]

The Court accepted that it wouldn't interfere with political decisions. But it can interfere with legal ones, and indeed that is its job. The matter of when the prerogative power can be exercised, and for how long, is a legal question after all.