UK Court Rules Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Unlawful

UK Court Rules Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Unlawful
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks with year four and year six pupils during a visit to Pimlico Primary school in London, England on Sept. 10, 2019. Toby Melville/WPA Pool/Getty Images
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LONDON—A Scottish court dealt another blow to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans on Sept. 11, ruling that his decision to suspend Parliament less than two months before the UK is due to leave the European Union was an unlawful attempt to avoid democratic scrutiny.

The government immediately said it would appeal, as the political opposition demanded Johnson reverse the suspension and recall lawmakers to Parliament.