Court rules The Queen was given unlawful advice over prorogation by the Prime Minister

[lapucelle]

Three of the most senior judges in the land have ruled that The Queen was given unlawful advice to prorogue Parliament by the government.

The Scottish Court in Session ruled that the advice conveyed was unlawful because “It had the purpose of stymying Parliament.”

The government will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.

Lawyers acting for the winning party at court believe that the ruling means Parliament is now back in session, with Parliament no longer being prorogued.

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Questions are already being raised over whether the monarch can trust 10 Downing Street to give her lawful advice.

Dr Catherine Haddon, a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government, said: “Regardless of the final outcome, it is pretty uncomfortable position for the Palace.

“HM acts on the Advice of her PM. For a court to rule that advice was unlawful, even if the ruling is later rejected, opens up questions about how that advice is given. She has to be able to trust No.10.”

https://royalcentral.co.uk/interests/state/breaking-court-rules-the-queen-was-given-unlawful-advice-over-prorogation-by-the-prime-ministr-130318/

[malaise]

1. ByeBye Boris

Would be a very great week if both Bibi and Boris are gone by Saturday.

[hlthe2b]

2. It sure would...

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. can she bring back an olde English custom?

"Off with his head!"

j/k

Gaol is enough. Ok, maybe dungeon.

[marybourg]

4. It would be even better if tRump

were gone by Saturday.

[malaise]

17. That would be the best trifecta ever

We can dream

[lapucelle]

5. Indeed it would be. N/T

[SayItLoud]

13. Even Better if...

The traitor in the Oral Office is gone. Or anyone of those who refuse to show and testify before Congress get hauled off to jail. Just sayin..

[lagomorph777]

20. No. 10 turned out to be a piece of No. 2

[no_hypocrisy]

6. Does that mean that Parliament is opened for business again?

[edbermac]

7. "Good morning, your Majesty."

Dude, you are so fucked.

[malaise]

18. Perfect

[Vinca]

8. Can the Queen oust him? I'm not that familiar with the system.

[MrModerate]

12. No, but she can raise a disapproving eyebrow, which ought to do the trick. n/t

[malaise]

19. No she can't

but if the higher court rules against him, convention and precedent should kick in.
Remember now he has already lost his majority in Parliament

[mysteryowl]

9. I think of the Queen as a rubber stamp process.

Has she ever not gone along with whatever the PM wants? She is like a FISA court - rubber stamp - yes.

[Buckeyeblue]

10. I thought she had to go along with the PM

His asking for her consent is a ceremonial custom.

[Javaman]

15. pretty much...

I think it's more of how it will sit with the public.

to quote Johnny Rotten, "we love our queen". LOL

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. This is from last week. This week, the Supreme Court is taking evidence on this

and the similar case in the English courts (where the ruling was that it wasn't the courts' business to make a ruling). See https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/18/brexit-latest-news-supreme-court-meps-debate-uks-departure-from-eu-live-news for updates. Hearings continue tomorrow, and the judgement might come on Friday, or maybe not until next week.

[sharedvalues]

14. This. It's from last week

When I saw this headline I thought the UK Supreme Court had stopped their hearings early to tell Boris he was a liar. Which would have been ground shaking.

[brooklynite]

16. FWIW - This is a story from last week.

Not sure how much clout the Scottish Courts have in this matter.