BRITISH Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend Parliament was unlawful, the Supreme Court has ruled.
Mr Johnson suspended – or prorogued – Parliament for five weeks earlier this month, saying it was to allow a Queen’s Speech to outline his new policies.
But the UK’s highest court said it was wrong to stop Parliament carrying out its duties.
The decision was announced by Lady Hale on Tuesday morning who said it was the “unanimous decision of all 11 Justices” who had heard the case last week between September 17-19.
Mr Johnson had been accused by MPs of “lying to the Queen” by advising the British Monarch to prorogue Parliament for five weeks.
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