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Re: PM Boris forms a government
Sir John Major announces plans to join legal action against Boris Johnson's Parliament suspension.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/poli...-a4224856.html
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He said in a statement: “I promised that, if the Prime Minister prorogued Parliament in order to prevent Members from opposing his Brexit plans, I would seek judicial review of his action.
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“In view of the imminence of the prorogation – and to avoid duplication of effort, and taking up the court’s time through repetition – I intend to seek the court’s permission to intervene in the claim already initiated by Gina Miller, rather than to commence separate proceedings.
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Of course ex prime minister John Major should know this better than anyone, after he prorogued parliament himself in 1997 to avoid the cash for questions debate by dissolving the government ahead of the General Election.
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Last edited by denphone; 30-08-2019 at 11:47.
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