The UK Supreme Court began hearing legal arguments about whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was illegal. Here are the facts:
- The UK Supreme Court began hearing legal arguments on Tuesday about whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit was illegal.
Britain is due to leave the European Union on Oct. 31. Parliament, where Johnson does not have a majority, is divided over how and whether that should happen in the absence of a divorce deal with the 27 other members of the bloc. In one case, businesswoman and anti-Brexit activist Gina Miller asserted that the suspension of parliament was an abuse of power by Johnson, and lost.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments from lawyers for Miller, Cherry and the government, as well as additional submissions from a small number of interested parties.The Supreme Court’s ruling will be final.Tuesday: Lawyers for Miller, against the prime minister. Then lawyers for the government, against Cherry.
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