On a torrential Tuesday, London was lashed with thunder, lightning – and Hale. In particular, Lady Hale, the Supreme Court justice who delivered a momentous ruling declaring Boris Johnson had been unlawful in suspending Parliament.
It sent political journalists into a frenzy and political commentators into overdrive. Jeremy Corbyn called for Johnson to resign. EU politicians gave a sigh of relief. Brexiteers decried it as a “desperate attack on democratic will”.
So what, exactly, is going on?
We took time to address the key questions hanging in the air after a landmark day in British politics: did Boris Johnson actually break the law? Did he lie to the Queen? And most importantly, why should we all care?
Here, Editor and co-founder of Tortoise, James Harding, sits down with Basia Cummings, to talk it all through.
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