The highest civil court in Scotland on Wednesday declared parliament\u2019s prorogation by the Boris Johnson government amidst Brexit rows as unlawful, ruling that the move was motivated by the \u201cimproper purpose of stymying Parliament\u201d, setting off another row in Westminster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The controversial prorogation until October 14 took effect in the early hours of Tuesday following criticism by House of Commons speaker John Bercow, among others. The Supreme Court is due to hear a another challenge to the prorogation next Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Labour and other opposition parties that saw the prorogation as the Johnson government\u2019s bid to avoid scrutiny of its approach to Brexit, called the ruling \u2018historic\u2019 and demanded that parliament be recalled in view of the ruling, but Downing Street resisted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A UK government spokesperson said: \u201cWe are disappointed by today\u2019s decision, and will appeal to the UK Supreme Court. The UK Government needs to bring forward a strong domestic legislative agenda. Proroguing Parliament is the legal and necessary way of delivering this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the ruling will not lead to the immediate reopening of parliament, despite demands from Labour, Scottish Nationalist Party and others, because it did not order the cancellation of the prorogation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Carloway said: \u201cWe are of the opinion that the advice given by the government to her majesty the Queen to prorogue parliament was unlawful and that the prorogation itself was unlawful\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Court will accordingly make an Order declaring that the Prime Minister\u2019s advice to HM the Queen and the prorogation which followed thereon was unlawful and is thus null and of no effect.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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