Three judges at Scotland's highest court of appeal have ruled that the UK government's decision to shut down Parliament is unlawful, according to Britain's PA news agency
The UK government's decision to shut down Parliament in the run-up to Brexit was illegal, Scotland's highest civil court has ruled, in a serious blow to embattled Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
In a devastating ruling, a panel of three senior judges unanimously declared that Johnson's advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament for five weeks was"unlawful." Johnson has always insisted that his decision was a routine device that allowed the government to start a new parliamentary session with a fresh legislative agenda. But the Scottish judges disagreed, saying it was was motivated by the"improper purpose of stymying Parliament.
Why Boris Johnson wants to suspend Parliament 02:11They ruled that the real reason for suspending Parliament -- to frustrate its role in holding the government to account -- was so significant that it justified a legal ruling.In the summary of their ruling -- the full text of which will be published on Friday -- the judges were sharply critical of the government.
Watch the chaos unfold as the UK's parliament is suspended 02:00Keir Starmer, the opposition Labour Party's Brexit spokesman, tweeted that he welcomed the court's decision:"No one in their right mind believed Boris Johnson's reason for shutting down Parliament.
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