Boris Johnson likely to lose supreme court case, says Labour
Posted by The Editor on September 17, 2019 4:39 am
Tags: Boris Johnson, Foreign policy, Law, Politics, Shami Chakrabarti, UK news, UK supreme court
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Shami Chakrabarti predicts this week’s hearing will rule prorogation was unlawful
The supreme court hearing into whether Boris Johnson unlawfully shut down parliament is likely to rule against the prime minister, the shadow attorney general, Shami Chakrabarti, has said.
Eleven judges are due to begin a hearing on Tuesday at the court in central London that Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament for five weeks in the run-up to Brexit was not constitutional and stifled debate.