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Former Conservative MP David Gauke tells #PoliticsLive “there’s a need for an apology to Parliament” from the Prime Minister after this morning’s Supreme Court ruling on prorogation and that Dominic Cummings’s position as special adviser to Boris Johnson is “untenable”.
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Couldn’t be more surreal. Boris Johnson is about to arrive at an upscale totally empty shopping centre to talk about AI. He is with Liz Truss, who refuses to answer shouted questions about the Supreme Court (she just smiled).
NEW: Boris Johnson tells UK media
“I don’t think the justices remotely excluded the possibility of having a queens speech but what we will certainly do is ensure parliament has plenty of time to debate Brexit”
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“Parliament has been debating Brexit for three years solidly now is the chance for us to get a deal, come out of the Eu on Oct 31 and that is what we are going to do”
💥 Johnson challenges court:
“I strongly disagree with this decision of the Supreme Court. I have the upmost respect for our judiciary, I don’t think this was the right decision I think that the prorogation has been used for centuries without this kind of challenge”
💥 Johnson more - Parliament will come back
“I don’t think that it’s right but we will go ahead and of course parliament will come back.”
💥 Johnson implicit attack
“It is perfectly usual to have a queens speech that is what we want to do but more importantly let’s be in no doubt there are a lot of people who want to frustrate brexit. There are a lot of people who want to stop this country coming out of the Eu”
💥 Johnson continues attack
“We have a parliament that is unable to be prorogued, doesn’t want to have an election and I think it is time we took things forward”
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“As the law stands we leave on October 31 and I am very hopeful that we will get a deal and I think what the people of the country want is to see parliamentarians coming together working in the national interest to get this thing done and that is what we are going to do.”
Told the court found the prorogation unlawful and democratic, the PM said: “I’m not certain that the justices did say that. I think that they certainly thought that the prorogation we chose was not something they could approve of.
“It’s an unusual judgment to come to.”
No its not unusual. The rule of law is consistent. What is unusual is for a PM to ignore their constitutional responsibilities and to go beyond the limits power and abuse the privilege and trust of their position.