Britain’s supreme court has ruled that Boris Johnson’s advice to the Queen that parliament should be prorogued for five weeks at the height of the Brexit crisis was unlawful. The Guardian reports, Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament unlawful, supreme court rules: The unanimous judgment from 11 justices on the UK’s highest court followed an emergency three-day … Read more
Boris Johnson’s hard-right Brexiter’s “coup” of the British government appears to be falling apart as Conservative members of his own party are standing up to oppose his reckless leadership. (Can anyone even imagine the sniveling cowards in the Republican Party in Congress standing up to the reckless leadership of Donald Trump this way?) Boris Johnson lost … Read more
The UK Parliament returns from its summer break on Tuesday, returning to a chaotic showdown today. CNN reports Britain’s crazy Brexit crisis is about to get crazier: All of this sets up an epic clash between Johnson’s critics and supporters in Parliament. The drama could play out in a number of ways. But first up, … Read more
Update to Boris Johnson throws down the gauntlet to a ‘no deal’ Brexit, sparking a constitutional crisis. Britain’s The Guardian reports, ‘Stop the coup’: Protests across UK over Johnson’s suspension of parliament: Within hours of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament, impromptu protests were being held in major city centres across the country, including in … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (words I never thought I would ever have to write) says Brexit must be done by October 31, Halloween, with or without an exit agreement with the European Union. While Johnson has said that he does not want a “no deal” Brexit, he actually is making it all but certain … Read more