The essence of the Government’s take on the legality of its decision – which has seen action claiming otherwise in lower courts.
Lord Pannick sets out the core case of Gina Miller et al against the Government in today’s legal proceedings before the Supreme Court.
The Lib Dem leader argues in her set-piece conference speech that “there is no Brexit that would be good for our country”.
The new British Conservation Alliance will break the left-wing monopoly on environmental issues.
Johnson stands accused of trying to drive through Brexit in accordance with the referendum result.
The former RAF Squadron Leader has already begun the campaign he is calling ‘The Battle of Broxtowe’ .
Middle class hostility to the working class and lower middle class is common, while working class and lower middle class hostility is practically non-existent.
He could soon preside over a full-scale proxy war, or else do the Nixon-to-China routine with Rouhani. There is simply no way of knowing.
Bettel’s rant reflects frustration at Westminster’s failure to agree to the deal, but he was hardly welcoming the UK back to the EU top table.
The criteria for new schools have been squeezed too much – children who deserve the chance of a great education are missing out as a result.
The message is welcome after the defeatism of her predecessors. But radical measures are needed to free up supply and get attractive new development.
“People, including those watching this programme, will have to decide how much blame to put on me.”
“They’re fed up…they’ve now delayed twice before – to achieve what is completely unclear to me.”
He adds that “there would have been a lot of noise”. Was he set up by his hosts to be booed and heckled?
Xavier Bettel insists on proceeding with the event in the open air in front of a crowd of demonstrators.
We have identified two of the three candidates in the final.
If he was alive today, Sir Henry Willink would have been an enthusiastic supporter of a comprehensive US/UK trade deal.
The newspaper’s dismissal of “privileged pain” targets political opponents, not simply the rich.
Courts should not interefere in Parliamentary processes, it is not their role, and the Supreme Court has no power to quash the prorogation.
The latest in Johnson’s social media game – a casual, chatty take on last week, made direct from an airplane seat. Expect more.
Brexit has changed much for them, but less than one might think – at least when it comes to their strategic position at Westminster.
I still want to avoid a second referendum. But unless we can make progress towards Parliament supporting a deal, those calls are going to grow.
‘Boris Johnson was ambushed yesterday by the leader of the EU’s second-smallest state who mocked his Brexit strategy after the prime minister withdrew from a press conference to avoid protesters. In an extraordinary break with protocol Xavier Bettel, prime minister of Luxembourg, stood next to an empty lectern and berated Mr Johnson to cheers from anti-Brexit campaigners. He accused his British counterpart of putting “party political gain” over the interests of his citizens and warned that the EU needed “more than words” to strike a new Brexit deal. He ridiculed suggestions that Mr Johnson could defy parliament and refuse to ask for a further Brexit extension, saying: “This would not happen in Luxembourg.” The performance prompted a diplomatic spat that marred the prime minister’s efforts to win support for a new deal. Mr Bettel was accused of “unhelpful grandstanding”. In what appeared to be a deliberate ambush Mr Bettel’s team had refused requests by Downing Street to move a scheduled press conference between the two leaders away from a noisy demonstration.’ – The Times
>Today: Stephen Booth’s column: Not so long ago, EU leaders hoped Brexit would be stopped. They may now be ready for it to go ahead.
‘Sir John Major will this week personally urge the Supreme Court to rule Boris Johnson lied to the Queen about suspending Parliament. In an astonishing move, the line-up for the legal blockbuster yesterday revealed the former Tory PM will make a 20 minute ‘intervention’ in the emergency hearing – which begins today. Sir John Major is expected to take to the stand on the final day of three on Thursday. Furious Brexiteers last night said they were “astonished”. Iain Duncan Smith told The Sun: “All I can say is that his purpose in doing this must be to give the Supreme Court a ready example of hubris. This is the Prime Minister who prorogued Parliament in 1997 during the Cash for Questions saga!” Eleven Supreme Court justices will hear the claim that Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in advising the Queen to suspend Parliament in a bid to thwart attempts to block Brexit.’ – The Sun
>Yesterday: Richard Ekins on Think Tank: Why the Supreme Court should overturn last week’s ruling on prorogation
‘David Cameron admitted for the first time last night that he shares responsibility for the Brexit crisis. In his first TV grilling since leaving No10 three years ago, the ex-Tory PM also admitted he is still “haunted” by his gamble. While expressing “regret” for the deep divisions across the country, he had previously insisted the landmark 2016 referendum was “inevitable” because of splits over Europe. Mr Cameron told ITV News’s Tom Bradby: “Do I have regrets? Yes. Am I sorry about the state the country’s got into? Yes. Do I feel I have some responsibility for that? Yes. It was my referendum, my campaign, my decision to try and renegotiate. I accept all of those things and people will have to decide how much blame to put on me.”’ – The Sun
>Yesterday:
‘With a general election possibly looming Ms Swinson will reiterate that she is a candidate for prime minister and accuse both main parties of vacating the centre ground of politics. Conservatives have accused Ms Swinson, the MP for East Dunbartonshire, of adopting an extreme policy, with her party’s new pledge that a Lib Dem government would cancel Brexit. Last night Sir Ed Davey, the party’s deputy leader, risked more accusations of extremism after saying that many Leave voters “didn’t really care” about leaving the EU…In her speech Ms Swinson will attack Mr Johnson for his decision to suspend parliament and strip the whip from Tory MPs including Mr Gyimah and Sir Nicholas Soames. “There is even now the suggestion that he would break the law and refuse to ask for an extension to Article 50,” she will say. “For someone who proclaims to hate socialist dictators, he’s doing a pretty good impression of one.” She will also criticise the prime minister’s pledge of no-deal planning as “like planning to burn your house down. You might have insurance, but you’re still going to lose all your stuff.”’ – The Times
>Yesterday: ToryDiary: LibDem limits
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