Will Supreme Court judges be convinced Boris Johnson lied to the Queen?

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The battle over the decision to suspend parliament could set a precedent for how future governments behave.

My initial thought was that as parliament has proven it can defend itself on this matter, by passing legislation to force the PM to extend the Brexit deadline if he doesn't get a deal, the court might decide it should not intervene in this instance.There's a problem with this assumption. Firstly, the Supreme Court only concerns itself with the law, not with what will best bring together two divided groups of protesters.

However, a week earlier the High Court of England and Wales rejected a similar case, saying the matter was political and not something judges should interfere in. "But if parliament has been suspended and prevented from doing its job of scrutinising government then courts can step in, if it's being done for unlawful purpose and they found it had been done deliberately to prevent parliamentary scrutiny."But the circumstance of this prorogation is also a factor. The looming Brexit deadline is an essential part of the case.

 

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Nope and they won't wish to get involved in politics, they will rule its not a legal matter.

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