Tomorrow's session will start at 10:30am - with evidence from Sir James Eadie, who is representing the UK government and will talk about the Miller case.Keen sums up by saying that the Scottish ruling should be set aside. Adjourned until tomorrow, 1030.Keen: the Inner House was operating under a fundamental misconception about how parliament operates. Lord Reed: there’s a lot in Da Costa’s minute. Keen: and yet the judges have set it aside.
He says"because it was going to encompass the conference recess of three weeks" that usually takes place in mid-September so that"only seven sitting days would be lost to parliament"."Not if parliament is in recess," he says.Keen: Lord Carloway, the senior Scottish judge, quoted the PM’s documents in his judgment. These include a memo from Nikki Da Costa dated 15 August, which Keen reads in full.
He added it was"clearly not for the purpose of delivering a King's Speech" but"so that the executive could void unnecessary scrutiny" when it could not command the support of the House of Commons.Keen: the power to prorogue parliament is not limited to preparing for a new Queen’s Speech. The Prorogation Act 1867 makes express provisions for a second prorogation period. Lord Kerr: what was the purpose of prorogation in this case? Keen: I’m going to come on to that.
Law Law Latest News, Law Law Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: The Guardian - 🏆 84. / 53 Read more »