Local politicians have been reacting to the Supreme Court's announcement this morning (Tuesday, 24) after it was ruled the Prime Minister's decision to suspend parliament was unlawful. Eleven justices were asked to determine the legality of Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen to prorogue parliament. Following the decision Commons Speaker John Bercow said the House must convene without delay and that he would be consulting party leaders as a matter of urgency. Green Party and Brighton Pavilion MP said Mr Johnson had been 'stopped in his tracks', while Hastings and Rye MP Amber Rudd, who recently withdrew from the Conservative party whip, claimed the Cabinet was not shown the legal advice around the prorogation.
Supreme Court decision has stopped Johnson in his tracks. Parliament cannot be swept aside by prime ministerial whim. It must resume immediately. This is just the start. Our democracy won’t be safe until we have a written constitution, protecting our rights and rule of law pic.twitter.com/XymfqV8q7n
— Caroline Lucas (@CarolineLucas) September 24, 2019Despite personal assurances from the PM, the Cabinet was not shown the legal advice around this prorogation.
This is an astonishing moment and I regret that the PM, who entered office with such goodwill, went down this route. I urge him to work with Parliament to pass a Deal. — Amber Rudd MP (@AmberRuddHR) September 24, 2019 Mid Sussex MP Sir Nicholas Soames said the PM had implemented some 'very bad advice'.I am very much afraid that the PM accepted and implemented some very very bad advice on Prorogation and the wider Brexit Strategy #ParliamentmustnowdoitsDuty
— Nicholas Soames (@NSoames) September 24, 2019 Meanwhile, West Sussex Labour county councillor Michael Jones called the current Tory government 'shabby' following the decision.A unanimous judgment by all eleven of the most senior judges of the Supreme Court that the Government frustrating Parliament through prorogation was unlawful. This shabby Tory Government must go now, it is right that Parliament should be allowed to be recalled as soon as possible
— Michael Jones (@Michael4Sussex) September 24, 2019 Boris Johnson said earlier he "strongly disagrees" with the verdict, but will respect it. MPs will begin sitting again in parliament from 11.30am tomorrow (Wednesday, 25).
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