Could Boris Johnson Go To Jail Over Brexit?

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A Scottish court will hear arguments today as to whether the British prime minister could be jailed or forced to pay a penalty if he takes the U.K. out of the EU without a withdrawal deal on October 31.

: Brexit is back in the courts today, as Scottish judges hear arguments as to whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson could be sent to jail if he takes the U.K. out of the European Union without a trade deal at the end of the month.a last-minute bill, called the “Benn Act”, to prevent a no-deal Brexit, by requiring Johnson to ask Brussels for a delay if he does not secure a deal by October 19.

Judges at Scotland’s Court of Session will also decide whether they could use their power to act on Johnson’s behalf, by writing the the EU to ask for a delay to the October 31 deadline themselves.

 

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In fact, a lot of people have done a lot of work on this, everybody is selfish, right?Both the EU and the UK can take a step back ,then can be solved faster. Now the US is going to put tariffs on EU goods. Pray for the EU

Go to jail for trying to end this lunacy? I don't think that would be justice. Sounds a lot like people interfering with the referendum result. LeaveOct31 AcceptTheVote BadLosers People genuinely losing faith in democracy over this. Frankly it's pathetic and unacceptable.

lol, no

Isn't that jumping the gun?

Hopefully

This is just SICK! the Supreme Court had no place making a ruling over the Porogueing of Parliament! Scotland should just put up & shut up! They are A PART of THE UNITED KINGDOM & as such they go by what they are told by the Parliament of THE UNITED KINGDOM! what is & isn't,...

Could left leaning news organizations stop fantasizing about putting their political adversaries in prison over business as usual practices?

Well, he's really working hard at it!

Politicians should go to jail for lying about something that big.

Alaaaah! Yamefika huku?

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