Johnson was in his hotel room with his TV switched on and away from his officials, awaiting the ruling of 11 supreme court judges in London. “This parliament is a dead parliament,” Cox roared. What reason would anyone have to respect the law if the prime minister could describe the supreme court as “wrong”, refuse to apologise and insult parliament, MPs asked. During the trip, he meets Donald Trump, who says Johnson is “doing very well” and would get Brexit done. TuesdayBaroness Hale, president of the supreme court, sends shockwaves around Westminster as she reveals the court has unanimously decided that Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2019 20:26 UTC