Miller and lawyer Pannick arrive ahead of Supreme Court ruling

Record ID: 1432579

  • Title: Miller and lawyer Pannick arrive ahead of Supreme Court ruling
  • Date: 24th September 2019
  • Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (SEPTEMBER 24, 2019) (REUTERS) PROTESTERS OUTSIDE SUPREME COURT BANNER READING (English) 'BREXIT NOW' PROTESTERS HOLDING PLACARDS READING (English) 'Defend Democracy' and 'Don't Silence our MPs' RAIN VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS AND MEDIA OUTSIDE COURT
  • Embargoed: 8th October 2019 10:09
  • Keywords: Brexit UK Supreme Court Prime Minister Boris Johnson Gina Miller David Pannick decision to suspend parliament
  • Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: Lawmaking,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002AY0NOLJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: The UK Supreme Court expected to announce on Tuesday (September 24) whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament just weeks before Brexit, a ruling that may further complicate his plans to lead his country out of the European Union next month.
    The Supreme Court's ruling is due to be delivered at 10:30 a.m. (0930 GMT). With a constitutional crisis engulfing Britain, there is a high degree of uncertainty on exactly what it might say, and what the ramifications will be for Johnson and for parliament.
    Parliament was suspended, or prorogued in the British jargon, from September 10 to October 14. The prorogation was approved by Queen Elizabeth, Britain's politically neutral head of state, acting on the advice of the prime minister as she is required to do under the country's complex, uncodified constitution.
    Johnson told the monarch that the suspension was required to give him time to prepare a Queen's Speech, another term of jargon referring to a new legislative agenda. The legal challenge hinges on whether he gave a false pretext and abused the power of prorogation.
    (Production: Will Russell, Iona Serrapica, Tanya Lezaic)
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