Scottish court rules Johnson's suspension unlawful

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A legal bid to challenge the suspension of UK parliament has succeeded at the appeal court in Edinburgh, with judges ruling it 'unlawful'

A group of around 70 parliamentarians had appealed against a ruling by a judge at the court that Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament is lawful.

But three judges of the Inner House, the supreme civil court in Scotland, disagreed with Lord Doherty's ruling. "Huge thanks to all our supporters & our fantastic legal team who have achieved the historic ruling that #prorogation is#unlawful," Scottish National Party MPr Joanna Cherry said on Twitter.Jolyon Maugham, a lawyer involved in the case, said an appeal to the Supreme Court would begin on Tuesday He tweeted: "We have won. Appeal begins in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

 

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