The Supreme Court Shames Johnson, Boosts Corbyn

Stephen Bush, New Statesman
The Supreme Court has ruled that Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament is unlawful, void and of no effect, as it was done with the express purpose of frustrating the constitutional role of parliament. In a worse defeat than expected for the government, all 11 judges agreed with the verdict in contrast to Theresa May's defeat over Article 50, where three of the 11 ruled that Article 50 did not need to be put to a vote. That historical point has real political consequences because it makes it harder for ministers to argue that they had any point or case in proroguing parliament in...