.. putting a more than month-long pause on parliamentary business as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on.
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Kanada: Trudeau drückt den Reset-Knopf
Premierminister Trudeau kündigte es feierlich vor der Presse in Ottawa an: Seine liberale Regierung drückt den Reset-Knopf. „Heute habe ich die Generalgouverneurin darum gebeten, das Parlament auszusetzen.“
How the U.K. Supreme Court’s Rebuke to Boris Johnson Remakes British Law
Not only did the court declare the prime minister’s action unlawful, it also declared the order itself, which Queen Elizabeth II issued at Mr. Johnson’s request, “unlawful, void, and of no effect.” The request, said the court’s president, Baroness Brenda Hale, might as well have been a “blank sheet of paper.”
Stephen Tierney, a professor of constitutional theory at Edinburgh University, said it was “astonishing” that the court had ruled decisively that it “can review something as fundamental as that, done by Her Majesty, as unlawful.”
The Supreme Court’s decision is a constitutional outrage
What that means is that prorogation can be limited by statute and the courts would enforce that statute. I doubt anyone disputes that. What it does not mean, yet what has happened, is that in the absence of such a statute, the ‘Supreme’ Court can step in and invent one. So lawyers and judges have, step by step, decided to give themselves more and more power.
No one expected them to do what they did today. No one expected it to be unanimous – which perhaps hurts the most.
Jeremy Corbyn says Boris Johnson should ‚consider his position‘ as he demands recall of parliament
At the Labour conference Jeremy Corbyn has taken to the stage.
He says the supreme court judgment demonstrates Boris Johnson’s contempt for parliament.
He says he will write to the Speaker demanding an urgent recall of parliament.
He says a Labour government would want to be held to account. It would not bypass democracy.
And he says Boris Johnson should “in the historic words, consider his position”.
That means he thinks Johnson should resign.
Supreme Court unanimously rules Boris Johnson‘s suspension of Parliament was ‚UNLAWFUL, void and of no effect‘ and overturns the move leaving the PM‘s plans in tatters
– The Supreme Court handed down landmark judgment at 10.30am today
– Justices asked to decide whether Boris Johnson gave unlawful advice to Queen
– Judges had 4 options including forcing MPs to return to Parliament this week
– Lady Hale revealed all 11 unanimously agreed to nuclear option of recalling MPs
– PM won‘t resign and says MPs have had years to discuss direction of Brexit
Supreme Court rules Boris Johnson‘s advice to Queen to suspend Parliament was unlawful
Announcing the result, Lady Hale said: „The court is bound to conclude, therefore, that the decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it had the effect of frustrating or preventing the ability of Parliament to carry out its constitutional functions without reasonable justification.“
Oberstes Gericht: Zwangspause des britischen Parlaments illegal
Im Machtkampf mit dem Parlament hat der britische Premier Johnson eine schwere Schlappe erlitten: Die von ihm verhängte Zwangspause für das Parlament ist laut Oberstem Gericht unrechtmäßig.
Parliament prorogued: Chaotic scenes as MPs stage symbolic protest against shutdown in Commons
Mr Bercow was expected to lead the MPs to the Lords for the proroguing ceremony in the early hours of Tuesday, but a number of MPs appeared to surge towards him.
Among MPs involved in the demonstration was Labour MPs Clive Lewis and Lloyd Russell-Moyle, who appeared to try and hold on to Mr Bercow when the Speaker was requested to lead MPs to the Lords, with doorkeepers intervening.
What will happen if Boris Johnson refuses to ask for a Brexit delay? And could the Supreme Court send a CIVIL SERVANT to Brussels to ask for an extension?
– Boris Johnson will not ask for Brexit delay past October 31 in any circumstances
– Anti-No Deal law set to be given Royal Assent today, requiring PM to ask for delay
– Legal experts say Supreme Court could order civil servant to ask for Brexit delay
– Mr Johnson will try to force a snap general election for the second time today
– Government will then suspend Parliament regardless of if it wins election vote
How Boris Johnson boxed his Brexit opponents in
This makes it clear that the Government is working within the legal stipulations set by Dominic Grieve’s political chicanery, and is responding in kind. So there is nothing unconstitutional or improper here. And if the Commons does not like the move, then it is free to pass a motion of no confidence in the Government. As long as a majority of MPs have confidence in the Government, but disapprove of its Brexit policy, they cannot complain about any legal and constitutional means the Government employs to achieve its objectives.
EU leaders look on in silence as Johnson makes Parliament move
That‘s why German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron sounded fairly enthusiastic when Boris Johnson went to Berlin and Paris last week to talk about getting an agreement, even if they were sceptical that there is a different deal to be agreed.
So why are they not saying anything on the day the prime minister announces the suspension of Parliament in September?
Yes, he‘s a chancer and a showman. But if Boris Johnson pulls off this gamble, SIR ANTHONY SELDON says that he‘ll be a man who made history
Yesterday’s announcement that Parliament will be suspended is the biggest gamble that any British prime minister has taken in 80 years.
If it pays off, Boris Johnson will be a hero to millions.
‚Now the EU will know we really ARE serious‘: Boris Johnson tells ministers his decision to suspend Parliament will make a ‚huge difference‘ in negotiations with Brussels
– Boris Johnson told his Cabinet EU negotiations would be helped if Parliament could not ‚frustrate‘ Brexit
– Explaining yesterday‘s dramatic prorogation he said the EU would think ‚these guys really are serous‘
– Yesterday the Queen assented to the request to suspend Parliament until an October 14 Queen‘s Speech
– Move means the House of Commons will be suspended at some point in the week beginning September 9
– Proroguing Parliament will reduce the amount of time available for MPs to try to stop No Deal Brexit
General Public Support Prorogation
For their lunchtime broadcast, BBC News ventured as far as the Midlands to get the actual electorate’s reaction to the news, only to be astonished that the vast majority of those asked supported the PM’s decision. Watch above…
The most hysterical reactions to Boris Johnson’s Queen’s speech
Here are the best reactions of the bunch:
Boris Johnson leaves Remainers reeling with masterstroke to close Parliament to push through Brexit
One insider said: “The EU will never negotiate with us and consider changes to the backstop if they believe Parliament can block a No Deal.
“As well as having the advantage of sending Remainers into meltdown and putting them on the back foot, this is about showing the EU that they have to come to the table.”
Before everyone gets over-excited (too late, I know) the decision to prorogue Parliament for five weeks means MPs return on October 14 instead of October 7.
Boris Johnson is giving Remainers a taste of their own medicine with his Queen‘s Speech gambit
Remainers have had a painful reminder of what happens when they forget Mike Tyson‘s cardinal rule:: „Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.“
Harter Brexit droht – Queen genehmigt Parlamentsschließung
Hätte die Queen ablehnen können?
Theoretisch liegt es in der Macht von Königin Elizabeth II., den Antrag der Regierung abzulehnen. Doch das ist undenkbar.
I suspect that the decision to suspend parliament will be met with either support or indifference by most people up and down the country. Many MPs have been trying to subvert democracy for three years. This is where their antics have led us. People just want the thing sorted.
52% of MPs‘ constituents voted to Leave. MPs are blocking that result because they didn‘t agree with it. They think the views of 600 odd MPs should trump the largest democratic vote in British history. And they dare talk about ‚outrages‘. #brexit
Prorogation: How can the government suspend Parliament?
MPs do not vote to prorogue – it‘s a power that rests with the Queen, done on the advice of the prime minister.
A battle of two evils
Proroguing parliament to force through Brexit is wrong. But using parliament to stop Brexit is far worse.
The Queen agrees to let Boris Johnson shut down Parliament and thwart Corbyn’s anti-Brexit plot
THE Queen has approved Boris Johnson’s bombshell request to suspend Parliament and stop Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to block No Deal Brexit.
Her Majesty met with the Privy Council today at Balmoral and an order was greenlit to prorogue Parliament from any date between September 9 to October 14.