Government to appeal after parliament's suspension ruled unlawful

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.JolyonMaugham says the advice given to the Queen to approve the suspension of parliament was 'unlawful.' The barrister initiated the case that is challenging BorisJohnson's decision to suspend parliament. Read more here:

And second to"allow the executive to pursue a policy of a no-deal Brexit without further parliamentary interference".A UK government spokesperson said they were"disappointed" at the decision and claimed suspending parliament was"the legal and necessary way" of delivering"a strong domestic legislative agenda".

Government sources believe the court's decision does not mean parliament is automatically un-suspended, since the order enforcing will not be published before the Supreme Court showdown next week.Sir Keir Starmer, Labour's shadow Brexit secretary, called for the prime minister to call MPs back to Westminster"immediately" to"decide what happens next".

He told Sky News:"Across the country I don't think many people actually believe the prime minister when he said this was just for a Queen's Speech. "But for a court to say that the documents really point one way and that they undermine his case to a point where they've ruled him unlawful, that's an incredibly powerful thing for them to have done."

"We need to be back in parliament doing our job, at the very least looking at this judgement and deciding collectively what should happen next ."

 

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