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Following the Supreme Court's judgment that the prorogation of Parliament was unlawful, the 2017-19 parliamentary session will resume on 25 September 2019.
The United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted unlawfully when he advised Queen Elizabeth to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit - and that therefore the suspension was void.
UK’s top judges unanimously rule on prime minister's proroguing of parliament ahead of Brexit deadline.
Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Judges rule unanimously that PM’s decision to prorogue parliament can be examined by judges.
R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent) / Cherry and others (Respondents) v AdvocateGeneral for Scotland (Appellant) (Scotland)
PM says adverse supreme court ruling would not stop him proroguing parliament again.
Supreme Court ruling on whether Boris Johnson unlawfully closed parliament to be delivered on Tuesday
23/09/2019
Judges to hand down verdict in historic case, with government expected to face calls to recall parliament immediately if suspension is declared void.
Dominic Raab refused to rule out a further prorogation of Parliament, ahead of the Supreme Court's ruling on the issue.
Final arguments at supreme court raise question of who has power to bring parliament back
Supreme court told PM will ‘abide’ by any ruling but minister declines to say if MPs could be sent away again immediately.
Ex-Supreme Court judge says government has ‘behaved disgracefully’, but says judges can’t be political
17/09/2019
Lord Sumption has accused Boris Johnson of taking a 'hammer and sickle' to the nation's political culture over the issue of prorogation
Justice Secretary refuses to rule out shutting down parliament again and casts doubt on Queen's Speech
17/09/2019
Asked if a second prorogation is 'remotely conceivable', Robert Buckland says events are too volatile to make predictions.
The Supreme Court case tomorrow is about more than Brexit – it’s so we can have a Britain free of tyranny
16/09/2019
What we are witnessing is an historic attempt at a power grab by the executive, from the people. It can not be allowed to stand.
Dominic Cummings: Boris Johnson adviser’s proposal to suspend parliament a second time was ‘joke’, Number 10 insists
15/09/2019
Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser has said the government could suspend parliament for a second time if it loses a crunch Supreme Court battle.
PM’s reported plan to persuade EU to reject request for article 50 extension would be illegal, says ex-supreme court judge.
No.10 is adamant Boris Johnson will trigger an almighty political and constitutional crisis in a bid to stymie any Brexit extension.