London, September 24: Britain's Supreme Court on Tuesday said that parliamentarians could reconvene "as soon as possible" after ruling that a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament was unlawful. Britain's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled "unlawful" a decision by Prime Minister Boris Johnson to suspend parliament in the run-up to Brexit, saying it was "void and of no effect". Boris Johnson Confronted by Angry Father of Sick Child During London Hospital Visit, Told NHS Being Destroyed - Watch Video.
"It is for parliament, and in particular the Speaker and the Lord Speaker, to decide what to do next. Unless there is some parliamentary rule of which we are unaware, they can take immediate steps to enable each House to meet," the ruling said. UK Supreme Court Told Boris Johnson is 'Father of Lies'.
UK Supreme Court rules Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful: Reuters (File pic) pic.twitter.com/3USdHn7xcf
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"The court is bound to conclude... that the decision to advise Her Majesty to prorogue parliament was unlawful," Supreme Court head Brenda Hale said in the ruling.
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