Today, the UK Supreme Court will consider whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to suspend Parliament for more than a month. Follow live updates:
The UK Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to suspend, or"prorogue," Parliament for more than a month.
By convention, these powers are regarded as inherently political in nature, and are therefore not subject to review by the courts. The judges in Scotland took a different approach. They considered the legality of the decision in parallel with justiciability. They came to the conclusion that, even though the courts would not usually intervene in political matters, the government's actions were so egregious in this case that the court was justified in making an exception.The judges could go in one of three directions. They could accept the ruling of the high court in London entirely, sticking to UK legal convention.
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