Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson’s prorogation of UK Parliament was unlawful – What happens now?
Does this mean the prime minister lied to the Queen? And could he face personal repercussions? [Read now...]
Brexit: How Boris Johnson could turn Supreme Court defeat into a victory.
His prorogation was ruled unlawful, but that won’t stop the prime minister playing the populist card. [Read now...]
The case for a strong selfless parliamentary system.
After the Supreme Court’s ruling that Boris Johnson’s decision to advise the Queen to prorogue Parliament was unlawful, now is the chance for MPs to show what a strong, selfless Parliamentary Democracy can do and restore the people’s trust in politics. [Read now...]
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Opinion, Boris Johnson, Brexit, Brexiters, Long-Read, MPs, Politics, Prorogation, Selflessness, Theresa May, UK Politics, UK Parliament, UK Supreme Court
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Lady Hale lifts the spell of gaslighting in the UK.
On a rainy day in late September, a lady wearing a spider brooch lifted the spell of lies and obscurities that was cast over this country and showed us the ground underneath our feet. [Read now...]
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Nyla Nox
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Opinion, Boris Johnson, Democracy, Lady Hale, Prorogation, UK Parliament, UK Supreme Court
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Government may just prorogue again, even if it loses the Supreme Court appeal.
Jolyon Maugham on why the Government is desperate to continue the prorogation of Parliament, even if it loses. [Read now...]
Stopping No-Deal — The flaw in the Benn Act.
Jolyon Maugham, the barrister and director of the Good Law Project who initiated, alongside a cross-party group of 75 MPs and peers, the Scottish legal challenge against the prorogation decision, has identified a loophole in the Benn Act. [Read now...]
Revolution and counter-revolution.
Professor Chris Grey’s latest Brexit analysis on how Jacobinism and McCarthyism framed last week’s developments including prorogation, rule of law, Yellowhammer, Bercow... and some other thoughts, such as the implications of having a serial liar for PM. [Read now...]
Is Boris Johnson’s prorogation legal? Why Scottish and English judges don’t agree – and why it matters.
The UK Supreme Court’s decision will have profound implications for how and why a prime minister can suspend parliament. [Read now...]
In Northern Ireland, suspension of parliament is a matter of fact.
It is no wonder the prorogation of Parliament in London has little impact in Northern Ireland: the community has been living with a suspended parliament since 2017, John Jennings writes. [Read now...]
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Opinion, Arlene Foster, Boris Johnson, Brexit, DUP, Michelle O'Neil, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Parliament, Prorogation, Sinn Féin, Stormont, The Troubles, UK Parliament, Westminster
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So, where exactly are we?...
Andy Martin on the Brexit chaos since Boris Johnson took over in Number 10 and where it is likely to lead the country to next. [Read now...]
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Andy Martin
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Opinion, Boris Johnson, Brexit, No-Deal Brexit, Operation Yellowhammer, People's Vote, Prorogation, Revoke Article 50, Second Referendum, Tory Rebels, UK General Election, UK Parliament, UK Politics
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John Bercow bows out — A speaker who defended parliament and transformed the role.
A strong speaker is never going to win friends. Bercow had a different goal. [Read now...]
In the Twilight of British Democracy.
I was there. Saying Goodbye to Prorogued British MPs at the Gates of Parliament at 2AM on 10 September 2019. [Read now...]
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Nyla Nox
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PMP EXCLUSIVE
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Opinion, Brexit, Democracy, Prorogation, SODEM, Steve Bray, UK Parliament
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