UK leader Johnson faces calls to resign after court finds Parliament shutdown unlawful

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Government opponents say the U.K. Supreme Court decision is a victory for democracy.

The British Supreme Court has ruled U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament was illegal.Johnson has refused to rule out the possibility that he might suspend the British parliament for a second time.

Hale then read out a ruling that found Prime Minister Boris Johnson had illegally suspended Parliament and that the Parliament had not, in effect been prorogued. Hale's statement went further, adding that the decision's effect on democracy was "extreme." "His position is untenable and, for once, he should have the guts to do the decent thing and resign," she said.

"I invite Boris Johnson, in the historic words, to consider his position and become the shortest-serving prime minister there has ever been."On Monday, in New York, Johnson refused to answer reporters directly when asked if he would resign should the case go against himAfter receiving permission from the Queen, Johnson discontinued a session of Parliament via an act of prorogation, on Tuesday 10 September. It meant the U.K. Parliament was effectively shut down for five weeks.

An appeals courts in Scotland had said Johnson's actions were unlawful, while the High Court in England said it was a political decision that a court was not qualified to examine. One of the lawyers arguing against the government has previously said that if the court ruled in favor of his client and found that Johnson's actions to suspend the legislature had indeed been unlawful, then parliamentary leaders would be within their rights to recall lawmakers immediately.

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Shame on Queen

The UK is a mess.

The UK Supreme Court does not carry the same weight of law that the US Supreme Court does. This is apples, and oranges.

Lol this guy is being forced to resign because he is trying to do what he believes in. Why did they elect him in the first place if they will go against his ideas of running the UK

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