Britain\u2019s House of Commons reconvened on Wednesday, a day after the bombshell Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had acted illegally by suspending Parliament, and lawmakers immediately demanded answers about how the suspension came about in the first place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The historic court ruling backed Parliament\u2019s sovereignty and slapped down what justices viewed as Johnson’s effort to squelch debate on Brexit, the country’s most politically divisive issue in years. Johnson remains on a collision course with Parliament over his determination to pull Britain out of the European Union on October 31 even if no divorce deal is reached. Parliament has passed a law requiring him to seek a Brexit extension if there is no deal, but Johnson says he won\u2019t do that under any circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PM flew back to London, cutting short a trip to the UN General Assembly as demands for his resignation rose from Opposition after the court ruling. In New York, Johnson brushed aside questions about whether he would resign, said he disagreed with the court decision and suggested he might try to suspend Parliament for a second time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the House of Commons, lawmakers focused their ire on Attorney General Geoffrey Cox, who was forced to concede that he may have to make further disclosures about his advice that the suspension was legal. \u201cI am bound by the long-standing convention that the views of the law officers are not disclosed outside the government without their consent,\u201d Cox said. \u201cHowever, I will consider over the coming days whether the public interest might require a greater disclosure of the advice given to the government.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said Johnson should say he was sorry to the public and to Queen Elizabeth II for telling her that Parliament should be suspended. The suspension would have limited debate before Britain’s scheduled October 31 departure from the 28-nation bloc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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