World Alert: Scottish court rules Boris Johnson’s suspension of Britain’s Parliament was illegal

The ruling by Scottish judges on Wednesday morning does not mean Parliament will immediately come back into session. But it does give the prime minister's opponents hope ahead of a Supreme Court case next week. Parliament is not due to come back into session until mid-October under a plan that Johnson critics charged was aimed at delivering a no-deal Brexit, but that appeared to backfire this week as lawmakers rebelled.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert Sep 11, 5:55 AM     Scottish court rules Boris Johnson's suspension of Britain's Parliament was illegal The ruling by Scottish judges on Wednesday morning does not mean Parliament will immediately come back into session. But it does give the prime minister's opponents hope ahead of a Supreme Court case next week. Parliament is not due to come back into session until mid-October under a plan that Johnson critics charged was aimed at delivering a no-deal Brexit, but that appeared to backfire this week as lawmakers rebelled. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2019 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071