Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments, including day one of the supreme court hearing to decide on claims the suspension of parliament was unlawfulJo Swinson’s speech to Lib Dem conference – liveJohnson’s suspension of parliament ‘unlawful abuse of power’Johnson likely to lose court case, says LabourCressida Dick criticises PM over speech to police recruits 2.58pm BST Back in the supreme court Lord Keen says parliament anticipated this autumn that it would be adjourned after the September sitting. That is why it passed the Benn act quickly, he suggests. 2.57pm BST Here is my colleague Peter Walker’s story about Jo Swinson’s speech at the Lib Dem conference. Swinson is still speaking, but the text has been released to reporters in advance. Related: Jo Swinson urges Lib Dems to fight populists ‘for heart and soul of Britain’ Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…