A panel of three judges at the Court of Session in Scotland found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging Johnson’s move, which saw the UK Parliament being suspended this week amid a string of Brexit vote defeats for the UK PM.
In a move reflective of just how deeply divided the UK remains over its membership of the European Union (EU), the business minister and member of parliament from Orpington said that he had been forced to take the step after being torn between family loyalty and national interest.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain’s Brexit impasse after opposition lawmakers moved to block his plan to leave the European Union next month without a divorce deal.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday suffered another parliamentary blow over Brexit as MPs have backed a bill to block a no-deal Brexit, which could trigger a snap general election next month.
The British government was defeated by a margin of 27 votes as rebel lawmakers seize the control of the parliamentary agenda on Wednesday, which will allow a debate on a bill to block a no-deal Brexit, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Earlier Tuesday, two other prominent Conservatives signaled their decision not to seek re-election rather than follow Johnson’s Brexit policy. Former Cabinet minister Justine Greening and former Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt also signaled their intention to step down.
Brexit deal row seems to have shaken yet another government in the United Kingdom as Prime Minister Boris Johnson lost working majority in the House of Commons in UK Parliament. MP Phillip Lee of the Conservative Party (led by Boris Johnson) defected to Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday.
It’s long been known that Britain’s Parliament building must be vacated for urgent repairs that will take years and cost billions, but the problem now goes beyond the water leaks and vermin infestation to Britain’s global reputation as a model of democracy-in-action.
A group of 75 anti-Brexit MPs and peers were seeking an interim interdict -- similar to an injunction -- at the Court of Session ahead of a full hearing. Their request was declined by Lord Doherty, who said he was not satisfied there was a "cogent need" for an interdict.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson maneuvered Wednesday to give his political opponents even less time to block a no-deal Brexit before the Oct. 31 withdrawal deadline, winning Queen Elizabeth II’s approval to suspend Parliament. His critics were outraged. Though Johnson previously had refused to rule out such a move, the timing of the decision took lawmakers — many of whom are on vacation — by surprise.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the chances of a Brexit deal are "touch and go" -- having previously said the odds of a no-deal Brexit were "a million to one". In a BBC interview at the G7 summit in France, he said it "all depends on our EU friends and partners".
Johnson glowed as Trump said he gave him a vote of confidence in carrying out the Brexit talks. The British prime minister has vowed to bring his country out of the EU on Oct. 31 no matter what, an approach that has raised worries about a chaotic divorce that could cause chaos and hurt the economy.
He made the remarks on Friday ahead of this weekend's G7 Summit in Biarritz, France, his first international meeting as a Prime Minister, the BBC reported.
"The Prime Minister and Prime Minister Modi discussed the current situation in Kashmir,” a Downing Street spokesperson said in an official readout of the phone call on Tuesday.
Talking to His Excellency Mr Boris Johnson, PM Narendra Modi also drew attention to the challenges posed by vested interests pursuing their motivated agenda, including by violent means.
The 69-year-old CEO of ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, is among a group of wealthy donors logged in the obligatory Register of Members' Financial Interest maintained by the UK's Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards for all MPs to keep a public record of any monetary or linked benefit the country's lawmakers receive.
UK's new PM Boris Johnson moved into Downing Street with his girlfriend Carrie Symonds. The Street boasts of famous addresses such as 10 Downing Street, which is the official residence of UK's Prime Minister.
Johnson married Marina Wheeler, whose mother is Indian, allegedly 12 days after his divorce to Allegra. According to the Sun, the two married on May 8, 1993, when she was pregnant with their eldest child Lara.
Priti Patel had been a prominent member of the "Back Boris" campaign for the Conservative Party leadership and was widely tipped for the plum post in the prime minister's frontline team.
Boris Johnson, Britain’s blustering Brexit campaigner, was chosen as the U.K.’s next prime minister on Tuesday, with a resounding mandate from the Conservative Party but conflicting demands from a politically divided country.
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