Britains Supreme Court: Suspension of Parliament by PM illegal
Britain's Supreme Court rules that the suspension of Parliament by Prime Minister Boris Johnson was illegal.
The ruling Tuesday is a major blow to the prime minister who had suspended Parliament for five weeks, claiming it was a routine closure.
The highest court in the land ruled that Johnson's government had actually shut Parliament to squelch debate on its Brexit policy.
Senior judge Brenda Hale said the suspension "was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification."
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