Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including the final day of the supreme court hearing to determine if Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of parliament was lawful 2.50pm BST Pannick says the government is arguing that this case is not justiciable, and that there is no element of constitutional law involved.But, Pannick says, he is arguing that constitutional law is engaged – and that the issue is justiciable. 2.47pm BST Pannick says he would invite the court to draw the inference that the length of the prorogation was influenced by the PM’s desire to stop parliament obstructing his policies.There is no other rational reason for the length of the prorogation, he says. Continue reading…
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